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Fundamentals of Liquid Scintillation Training

An Essential Three-Day Training Course

3 Day Course

Face to face

2026-07-14 2026-07-15 2026-07-16
Richland, Washington

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Course-Description

Who Should Attend

Chemists, engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers who recognize the need for improvement of their skill set and fundamental knowledge of radiochemistry. Completion of this three-day course will enhance and support nuclear related decision-making as well as provide formal academic principles in radiochemistry.


The Needs - How You'll Benefit from This Course

Globally there has been a dramatic decrease of teaching and training opportunities in radiochemistry over the past three decades. As a result, there has also been a dramatic increase in closure of institutes worldwide. Lack of formal academic training in radiochemistry as the basic discipline for radiopharmaceutical, nuclear medicine, health physics, and nuclear energy technology has had a strong multiplicity effect on various branches of applied and basic research and, hence, on some major parts of society's welfare.

Many in both undergraduate and graduate studies have not had a great deal of formal academic training in the fundamental's radiochemistry. There is an urgent need for formal education on both nuclear and radiochemical concepts. In the pst, many learning opportunities at nuclear sites have consisted of on-the-job training as well as safety related training. This training does fulfill its intended purposes; however, it is not a substitute for formal fundamental training as a scientific tool to be deployed by scientist and engineers.


In this course you will:

  • Consult with seasoned experts on your separation's problems and challenges
  • Develop a knowledge of Liquid Scintillation principles needed for decision making in the nuclear arena
  • Better understand which Liquid Scintillation instrument techniques that meet a specific radioanalytical need
  • Learn methods of optimizing measurement principles for best pratices of Liquid Scintillation Counting


Key Topics You'll Learn About

  • History and Invention of Liquid Scintillation Counting
  • Basic Concepts for Types of LSC Instruments
  • Pros & Cons of LSC
  • How LSC works
  • Types of sample containers utilized
  • Sample Preparation & LSC Cocktail
  • What is Quench Curve
  • Developing a LSC Quench Curves


Program Agenda - What You'll Learn in this Course *All courses are taught from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm each day

Day 1:

  • Introduction to Liquid Scintillation (LSC)
  • History & Theory of LSC
  • Scintillation Types
  • Instrumentation
  • Interferences


Day 2:

  • Optimization
  • Quench
  • Background Reduction
  • Detection Limits
  • Sample Preparation


Day 3:

  • Alpha / Beta Measurements
  • Gross Alpha / Gross Beta
  • Measurement of Specific Isotopes
  • Multiple Isotope Measurements
  • Cherenkov Counting

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Cost/Reservations

$1,999.00

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