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Gamma-ray analysis of renal cadmium by pulsed thermal neutron capture

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A system has been developed for measuring the amount of cadmium in the left kidney. The in-vivo technique utilises prompt γ-rays arising from neutron capture by113Cd. A plused neutron beam is produced by bombarding a beryllium target with 10 MeV protons. The sensitivity of the measurements has a limit of 3.25 mg (2SE) for a localised dose of 2.0 rem.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Birmingham, P.O. Box 363, B15 2TT, Birmingham, England

    I. K. Al-Haddad, D. R. Chettle, J. H. Fremlin & T. C. Harvey

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Al-Haddad, I.K., Chettle, D.R., Fremlin, J.H. et al. Gamma-ray analysis of renal cadmium by pulsed thermal neutron capture. J. Radioanal. Chem. 53, 203–212 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517920

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