Estimation of trace elements in water matrix from photon attenuation coefficients

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 521-524

  Reddy, A Chukka ^a   Janardhan, S ^b   Radhakrishna Murthy, C ^b   Nageswara Rao, A S ^b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mass attenuation coefficient; Minimum detectable fraction; Photon; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; MINIMUM DETECTABLE FRACTIONS; PHOTON ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; WATER MATRIX;

PHOTONS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; THORIUM; THORIUM DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; URANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; RADIATION ATTENUATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033230910     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00340-0     Document Type: Article

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