Evaluation of 133Xe for x-ray fluorescence analysis of cadmium in vivo: A Monte Carlo study

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-145

  Al Ghorabie, Fayez H H ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; XENON 133; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; XENON;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; KIDNEY; PHOTON; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; X RAY;

CADMIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; X-RAYS; XENON RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0033624555     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004110000048     Document Type: Article

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