title: Technical note: an X-ray fluorescence system for the determination of gold in vivo following chrysotherapy.
abstract: This paper describes a low cost mobile measurement system for the determination of gold in vivo base around a 153Gd radiation source and a hyper pure germanium detector. Early clinical results are also presented to demonstrate the efficacy of the system.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Regional Medical Physics Service, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shakeshaft
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lillicrap
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005682:Gadolinium; D006046:Gold / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry*; D008961:Models, Structural; D011868:Radioisotopes; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D011868:Radioisotopes; D006046:Gold; D005682:Gadolinium