Fluorine determination in human and animal bones by particle-induced gamma-ray emission.
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.
Sastri
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CS
Fachbereich Material und Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. sastri@xterna-net.de
Iyengar
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V
Blondiaux
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G
Tessier
Y
Y
Petri
H
H
Hoffmann
P
P
Aras
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NK
Zaichick
V
V
Ortner
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HM
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
D005461:Fluorine