Neutron- and photon-activation detection limits in breast milk analysis for prospective dose evaluation of the suckling infant

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-154

  Tsipenyuk, Yu M ^a   Firsov, V I ^b   Cantone, M C ^c  

^a KAPITZA INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF RARE METALS   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detection limits; Microtron; Neutron activation analysis; Photon activation analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NIOBIUM; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; ORDNANCE; PHOTONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCONIUM;

ACTIVATION DETECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL POINTS; BREAST MILKS; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENTS; DETECTION LIMITS; DOSE COEFFICIENTS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSES; MILK POWDERS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIOACTIVE RELEASES; RADIONUCLIDE CONTENTS; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENTS;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

CERIUM; KRYPTON 85; NIOBIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RUTHENIUM; TELLURIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FRANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HALF LIFE TIME; INFANT NUTRITION; LIQUID; MILK LEVEL; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PHOTON; PHOTON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 56349141939     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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