title: Body-size corrections for in vivo neutron activation analysis.
abstract: Differences in body size and shape can cause large variances in the results of in vivo neutron activation analysis. Preliminary body-size correction data were obtained for the delayed-gamma neutron activation facility (DGNA) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), based on phantom standards of different sizes, used in combination with computer simulations on the effect of different body sizes.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasumura
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Rarback
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Dilmanian
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Lomonte
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vodopia
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Pierson
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002118:Calcium; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000379:methods; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium