Uncertainty calculations for the measurement of in vivo bone lead by x-ray fluorescence

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2449-2461

  O'Meara, J M ^a   Fleming, D E B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ALTERNATIVE CALCULATIONS; CALIBRATION LINES; CALIBRATION PHANTOM; CALIBRATION STANDARD; EXISTING METHOD; IN-VIVO; LEAD CONCENTRATION; PB CONCENTRATION; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PLASTER OF PARIS; SCATTERED PHOTONS; SIMULATED DATA; SPECTRAL DATA; SPECTRAL FEATURE; UNCERTAINTY CALCULATIONS; WEIGHTED MEAN; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT; X-RAY PEAKS;

BONE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTONS; POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

LEAD;

LEAD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BONE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SPECTROMETRY; UNCERTAINTY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; LEAD; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 67649094439     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/8/013     Document Type: Article

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