Liquid Scintillation Counting
- Samples
are dissolved or suspended in the scintillation medium
- The
photo multiplier tube is used to amplify
the light photons from the sample
- The
height of the pulse is proportional to
the number of photons which interact
with the PMT
![](https://afcf.umaryland.edu/ehs/public/uploads/UMB RadiationSafety/slide65.jpg)
with the PMT
![](https://afcf.umaryland.edu/ehs/public/uploads/UMB RadiationSafety/slide65.jpg)