Improvements in the neutron activation technique for studying microleakage were achieved by selecting more suitable tracers and by using a more accurate method for evaluation of the activation data. Dysprosium was the most suitable tracer; it provided the least variation in the results and allowed the fastest activation and counting procedure.
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