title: Fluorine determination in human and animal bones by particle-induced gamma-ray emission.
abstract: Fluorine was determined in the iliac crest bones of patients and in ribs collected from post-mortem investigations by particle-induced gamma-ray emission based on the 19F(p,p'gamma)19F reaction, using 2.0/2.5 MeV protons. The results indicate that for 68% of the human samples the F concentration is in the range 500-1999 microg g(-1). For comparison purposes fluorine was also determined in some animal bones; in some animal tissues lateral profiles of fluorine were measured.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Material und Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. sastri@xterna-net.de
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Sastri
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iyengar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blondiaux
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tessier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Petri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zaichick
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ortner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry*; D002162:Camelus; D002645:Chickens; D005260:Female; D005461:Fluorine / Q000032:analysis*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012756:Sheep; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D005461:Fluorine