A 252Cf-based instrument for in vivo body protein monitoring in cancer patients

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-437

  Ahlgren, Lars ^a   Albertsson, Maria ^a   Areberg, Johan ^a   Kadar, Lianna ^a   Lindén, Mikael ^a   Mattsson, Sören ^a   McNeill, Fiona ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIUM 252; PROTEIN; CALIFORNIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NITROGEN; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLIMATOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NITROGEN DETECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; NEUTRON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; CALIBRATION; CALIFORNIUM; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEUTRONS; NITROGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032604817     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699431951     Document Type: Article

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