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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
A simultaneous deterioration in performance of several radioimmunoassays suggested that equipment was malfunctioning. Replicate counts from an automated gamma counter showed unacceptable variation during a 24-hour period; this variation was detected using Trigg's technique, a sensitive method for trend analysis, and was not identified by the usual laboratory testing procedures. A defective capacitor was found in the voltage stabilisation unit in the gamma counter, which probably made it responsive to small variations in the power supply to the laboratory. It is suggested that the analysis of replicate counts using Trigg's technique is a valuable test of gamma counter function which should become routine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0004-5632
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
117-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of an unusual gamma counter fault using Trigg's technique for trend detection.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article