A 252Cf-based Instrument for In Vivo Body Protein Monitoring in Cancer Patients

A hospital-based facility for in vivo prompt gamma neutron activation analysis of nitrogen for body protein determination is described. The patient is laid on a movable couch and is scanned with a vertically collimated neutron beam from a 252

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Published inActa oncologica Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 431 - 437
Main Author Lars Ahlgren, Maria Albertsson, Johan Areberg, Lianna Kadar, Mikael Lindén, Sören Mattsson, Fiona Mcneill
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Informa UK Ltd 1999
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Calibration
Californium
Electronics, Medical
Female
Gamma Rays
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous. Technology
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Neoplasm Proteins - analysis
Neutrons
Nitrogen - analysis
Phantoms, Imaging
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Sensitivity and Specificity
Human
Gamma irradiation
Denutrition
Instrumentation
Californium
Exploration
Technique
Malignant tumor
Neutron activation
Nitrogen
Activation analysis
Quantitative analysis
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Summary:A hospital-based facility for in vivo prompt gamma neutron activation analysis of nitrogen for body protein determination is described. The patient is laid on a movable couch and is scanned with a vertically collimated neutron beam from a 252
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ISSN:0284-186X
1651-226X
DOI:10.1080/028418699431951