Simulation of measurements of uptake of 123I-iodide in the thyroid of fetal chimpanzees

Radiation Research

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 686-690

  Noteboom, J L ^a,c,d   Hummel, W A ^b   Jansen, J Th M ^c   Van Bekkum, D W ^a   Broerse, J J ^d  

^a Integraal Kankercentrum Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b Clin Chem Lab   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 123;

ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; IODINE 131 UPTAKE TEST; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; FETUS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PAN TROGLODYTES; THYROID GLAND;

PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0031011078     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579481     Document Type: Article

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