Journal article
Characteristic X ray emission in gadolinium following neutron capture as an improved method of in vivo measurement: A comparison between feasibility experiment and Monte–Carlo simulation
Abstract
We have extended our previous experimental and Monte–Carlo work on the detection of Gd by in vivo prompt gamma neutron activation analysis to include X ray emission. In this paper we incorporate the characteristic K X ray emission that occurs due to internal conversion from the de-excitation of the 155Gd(n,γ)156Gd∗ and 157Gd(n,γ)158Gd∗ reactions. The experimental Gd K X ray intensities are compared with the Monte–Carlo model and demonstrate …
Authors
Gräfe JL; McNeill FE; Chettle DR; Byun SH
Journal
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Vol. 281, , pp. 21–25
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.nimb.2012.03.017
ISSN
0168-583X