SUBJECT INDEX 



471 



Erythrocytes, lifo-span (Ictcrminati'on, 

 38-40, 2;}S, 2i)5 



potassium cxcliangc in, 8, 2\)-'.U, 284 



volume (let(>rmiiiation, 11, 237 

 Europium, summary, 244 

 Europium (Eu*), summary, 244, 448 

 Exchange, cliemical, definition, 429 



ion (see Ion exchange) 



of ions in tissue, 8 



isotopic, 435 



of K in plasma and cells, 29-31, 284 



reversible into more than one phase, 

 30-37 

 Exchange reaction, in bone studies, 

 73-75 



study of, for interpretation, 73 



in tracer studies, 71-75 



types, 71-72 

 Excreta collection (see Collection) 

 Exit dose, 432 

 Exponential behavior, 19 

 Exposure time for autoradiograms, 327- 



328 

 Expression of data, 195-197 

 Extrapolation ionization chamber, 432 



Farm animals, conditioning to experi- 

 ment, 126 



oral dosage, 142-144 



parenteral dosage of, 145-147 



[See also specific animals) 

 Fecal collection (see Collection of 



excreta) 

 Feces digestion with papain, 250 

 Feed labeled for continuous administra- 

 tion, 304 

 Ferric /3-globulinate removal from 



plasma, 20-21 

 Ferric chloride reagent, 370 

 Ferricyanide-nitroprusside reagent 



(alkaline), 370 

 Fertilizer, A value definition, 13 



nutrient-availability assay, 12 

 Fertilizer studies, Ca-'S 219 



field, survey of, 14 



phosphate impurities in, 62 



phosphorus-32, 280 



radiation effects, (59-70 



radioisotope, 152-154 



rooting patterns, 50-51 



zinc-65, 320 

 Fetal circulation, P'^ in study of, G 

 Fibrinogen turnover rate, 37 

 Film for autoradiography, 325-327 

 Film badge, definition, 432 433 



in health physics, 107 

 Filter paper for chromatography, 366 



Filtration for sample preparation, 169 



First-order reactions, 18-39 



Fission products, availability, 245, 448 



definition, 433 



separation by ion exchange, 102 



(See also specific isotopes) 

 Flavin-molybdemim ratio in xantliine 



oxidase, 44 

 Floor plans for laboratory (see Lab- 

 oratory floor plans) 

 Fluorescence, 433 

 Fluorine effects on bone, 352 

 Flux, definition, 433 



of neutron sources, 419 



in radioactivation analysis, 415-419 

 Formic acid, isotope effects with, 77 

 Formamide for pseudo wet-ashing, 161 

 Fossil age determination by C'^, 49-50 

 Freeze drying, 329 

 Freezing, for autoradiograms, 329 



for blood hemolysis, 284 



for egg separations, 215 



for gross sectioning, 332 

 Fungi and sulfur absorption, 308 



Gallium, summary, 246-247 



Gallium (Ga*), summary, 246-247, 448 



Gamma rays, absorption ecjuation, 86 



definition, 85, 433 



half-value layers, 94 



instrumentation, 188-189 



relative biological effectiveness, 88 



shielding, 92-96 



summary of characteristics, 87 

 Gas counter (radiation), 433 

 Gas-flow counter (see Counter; Counter 



tube) 

 Gas measurements for C" assay, 166-167 

 Gases, hoods for work with, 123 

 Geiger counter, 172, 433 

 Geiger-Miiller counter tube, 172, 433 

 Genetic effect of radiation, 433 

 Geometry, definition, 174 

 Geometry factor (radiation), 433 

 Glass absorption of beta particles, 92 

 Glassware decontamination, 101 

 Gloved box, 124 



Glycine assay for red-cell life sjjan, 39 

 Goats (see Calves) 

 Ciold, radioactivation analysis, 422-423 



summary, 248-249 

 Gold (Au*), summary, 248-249, 448 

 Gold (Au'^*), in vivo usage, 5 

 Goldfish, Ba* studies, 210 

 Grain counting, 354-355 

 Guinea pigs, administration of isotopes, 

 140-142, 144, 146 1 17 



