Automated smear counting and data processing using a notebook computer in a biomedical research facility.
An automated smear counting and data processing system for a life science laboratory was developed to facilitate routine surveys and eliminate human errors by using a notebook computer. This system was composed of a personal computer, a liquid scintillation counter and a well-type NaI(Tl) scintillation counter. The radioactivity of smear samples was automatically measured by these counters. The personal computer received raw signals from the counters through an interface of RS-232C. The software for the computer evaluated the surface density of each radioisotope and printed out that value along with other items as a report. The software was programmed in Pascal language. This system was successfully applied to routine surveys for contamination in our facility.
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Radioisotope Research Center, Nagoya University, Japan.
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D003201:Computers; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D011834:Radiation Monitoring