The use of associated particle timing based on the D + D reaction for elemental analysis of bulk samples such as the human body

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-266

  Evans, C J ^a   Peto G C ^a,b   Al Lehyani, S ^a   Darko, J B ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

ASSOCIATED PARTICLE TIMING;

RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION COUNTER;

ALUMINUM; BIOPHYSICS; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FAST NEUTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; IRON; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; TITANIUM;

EID: 0031081543     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00181-9     Document Type: Article

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