DocumentCode
851469
Title
Feasibility Study for the in Vivo Measurement of Lead in Bone Using L-X-Ray Fluorescence
Author
Wielopolski, L. ; Slatkin, D.N. ; Vartsky, D. ; Ellis, K.J. ; Cohn, S.H.
Author_Institution
Brookhaven National Laboratory Medical Research Center Upton, New York 11973
Volume
28
Issue
1
fYear
1981
Firstpage
114
Lastpage
116
Abstract
Lead deposits in bone were detected by x-ray fluorescence using x-rays from either a 125 I or a 109Cd source. Measurements were taken from tibia in intact human legs, post-mortem. On the basis of preliminary measurements, it was concluded that an exposure of one rad is adequate for determination of lead in bone. Both the advantages and the disadvantages of L-x-rays, used in the technique developed for this study, are compared with those of K-x-rays.
Keywords
Attenuation; Bones; Electromagnetic scattering; Fluorescence; Humans; In vivo; Lead; Particle scattering; Pollution measurement; X-ray scattering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1981.4331150
Filename
4331150
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