System design for in vivo neutron activation analysis measurements of manganese in the human brain: Based on Monte Carlo modeling

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 651-656

  Arnold, M L ^a   McNeill, F E ^a   Prestwich, W V ^a   Chettle, D R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; In vivo; Manganese; Monte Carlo; Neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANGANESE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUROLOGY; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE; MINIMUM DETECTABLE LIMIT;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

MANGANESE;

BASAL GANGLION; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLIMATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION ENERGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MANGANESE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034670262     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00199-8     Document Type: Article

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