The effect of covariance between the Kα and the Kβ lead peak concentrations on the uncertainty in the result of in vivo 109Cd KXRF bone lead measurement

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 6125-6139

  Brito, J A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; FLUORESCENCE; LEAD; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; X RAYS;

COHERENT AMPLITUDES; COVARIANCE EFFECTS; PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS;

BONE;

CADMIUM 109; LEAD;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COVARIANCE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICS; BONE AND BONES; CADMIUM; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33846889541     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/23/013     Document Type: Article

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