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THE breath from patients with radium or thorium in their bodies shows considerable radioactivity. Breath measurements are a useful indication of the type and amount of internal radioactive contamination. In this Laboratory, α-activity has been measured by two methods, both using apparatus supplied by the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell.
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WARD, A., JENSEN, P. Measurement of Radioactivity in Human Breath. Nature 167, 600 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167600a0
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