Chapter
In Vivo Measurements of Lead in Bone Using a 109Cd ‘SPOT’ Source
Abstract
The principles of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) have been described elsewhere1. The XRF technique described here uses the 88.035 keV γ-rays from 109Cd which fluoresce the K shell X-rays of lead and a backscatter geometry is adopted. This technique was developed at the University of Birmingham, England2. In addition to the one described here, further measurement systems are under development3.
Authors
Todd AC; McNeill FE
Book title
Human Body Composition
Volume
60
Pagination
pp. 299-302
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
1993
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4899-1268-8_66