Bioassay
Any procedure used to determine the nature, activity, location, or retention of radionuclides in the body by direct (in-vivo) measurement or by indirect (in- vitro) analysis of material excreted or otherwise removed from the body. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 130, 2015)
ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019
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Any procedure used to determine the nature, activity, location, or retention of radionuclides in the body by in vivo measurement or by in vitro analysis of material excreted or otherwise removed from the body. (From ICRP Publication 103, 2007)
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