Coherent normalization of finger strontium XRF measurements: Feasibility and limitations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Zamburlini, M ^a   Pejovic Milic A ^a,b   Chettle, D R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BONE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH;

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; IN-VIVO; NON-INVASIVE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE METHOD; XRF MEASUREMENTS;

STRONTIUM;

STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COLLIMATOR; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINGER PHALANGES; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; STRONTIUM;

EID: 48349091798     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/15/N02     Document Type: Article

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