Using the Monte Carlo - Library Least-Squares (MCLLS) approach for the in vivo XRF measurement of lead in bone

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 516, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 586-593

  Guo, Weijun ^a   Gardner, Robin P ^a   Todd, Andrew C ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CEARXRF; In vivo lead in bone measurement; Least squares fitting; MCLLS; XRF

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORESCENCE; LEAD; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOISOTOPES;

COINCIDENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MULTI-ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM STRIPPING;

BONE;

EID: 0348107097     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.09.030     Document Type: Article

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