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Calibration of a prompt neutron activation analysis facility for the measurement of total body protein
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Mackie, A. Cowen, S. Hannan, J. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Journal: Physics in Medicine & Biology Prompt neutron activation analysis with$ ^{252}$Cf has been used to measure total body protein. Since simultaneous irradiation and detection generated a high count rate at the detectors the nucleonic system was optimised to reduce distortions in the gamma -ray energy spectrum. Tissue-equivalent phantoms were used to calibrate the apparatus. A total of 53 studies was performed on 39 normal subjects. Ratios of total body protein to fat-free mass agreed well with those from other centres and with cadaver studies. Duplicate measurements of 14 subjects gave a coefficient of variation of +or-2.9% for a measurement of total body protein, which is close to that calculated from the known errors of the technique of +or-2.7%. The whole body dose equivalent was 0.17 mSv. |
| Related Links | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9155/35/5/002/pdf |
| Ending Page | 624 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 613 |
| ISSN | 00319155 |
| e-ISSN | 13616560 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0031-9155/35/5/002 |
| Journal | Physics in Medicine & Biology |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 35 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 1990-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Physics in Medicine & Biology Measurement of Total Body Protein |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Radiological and Ultrasound Technology |
