An x-ray fluorescence imaging system for gold nanoparticle detection

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 7841-7855

  Ricketts, K ^a   Guazzoni, C ^b,c   Castoldi, A ^b,c   Gibson, A P ^a   Royle, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PARAMETER; DETECTING SENSITIVITY; DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; ENERGY-RESOLVING DETECTORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES (GNPS); POLYCAPILLARY OPTICS; SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE IMAGING;

FLUORESCENCE; GOLD; IMAGING SYSTEMS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; TUMORS; X RAYS;

DETECTORS;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; METHODOLOGY; X RAY;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL IMAGING; X-RAYS;

EID: 84887070455     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/21/7841     Document Type: Article

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