A rapid, high sensitivity technique for measuring arsenic in skin phantoms using a portable x-ray tube and detector

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  Fleming, David E B ^a   Gherase, Mihai Raul ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; POLYESTERS; RESINS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN; X RAY TUBES;

ARSENIC X-RAYS; PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS; POLYESTER RESINS; SKIN PHANTOMS;

SILICONES;

ARSENIC; POLYESTER; RESIN; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIODE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN; X RAY; X RAY TUBE;

ARSENIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34748901302     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/19/N04     Document Type: Article

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