Corrections to "How to calculate lead concentration and concentration uncertainty in XRF in vivo bone lead analysis" by Kondrashov and Rothenberg.
Kondrashov and Rothenberg (Appl. Radiat. Isot. 55 (2001) 799) have published "a substantial correction for calculating estimates of lead concentration and uncertainty for in vivo X-ray fluorescent bone analysis with Cd-109 source" (sic). Our paper shows that their correction fails to consider two important points that render it (i) a correction to a superseded method and (ii) of limited effect. Also, their approach to a "crude" estimate produces measurement uncertainties that are implausibly small. In order that they not be propagated in the literature, our paper also corrects several misstatements and errors in Kondrashov and Rothenberg.
Todd
Andrew C
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Moshier
Erin L
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Arnold
Michelle
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Aro
Antonio
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Chettle
David R
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McNeill
Fiona E
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Huiling
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Flemming
David E B
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Stronach
Ian M
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry*; D002138:Calibration; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
D007854:Lead