Total body-calcium measurements: comparison of two delayed-gamma neutron activation facilities

Authors
Ma, R Ellis, KJ Yasumura, S Shypailo, RJ Pierson, RN
Citation
R. Ma et al., Total body-calcium measurements: comparison of two delayed-gamma neutron activation facilities, PHYS MED BI, 44(6), 1999, pp. N113-N118
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00319155 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
N113 - N118
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9155(199906)44:6<N113:TBMCOT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
This study compares two independently calibrated delayed-gamma neutron acti vation (DGNA) facilities, one at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, New York, and the other at the Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC), Houston, Texas that measure total body calcium (TBCa). A set of BNL phantoms was sent to CNRC for neutron activation analysis, and a set of CN RC phantoms was measured at BNL. Both facilities showed high precision (< 2 %), and the results were in good agreement, within 5%.