Published July 1976 | Version v1
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Tissue chemical analysis with muonic x rays

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM

Description

The stopped muon channel at the Clinton P. Anderson Meson Physics Facility was used as a source of muons for studying the elemental composition of tissue via muonic x rays. The x-ray spectra from several types of tissue were used to determine the amounts of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen present. These determinations agree with the results of more conventional chemical analysis. Muonic x rays offer a noninvasive technique for determining the amounts of the more abundant elements in selected regions of the body

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DOI
10.1148/120.1.193;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiology
Journal Volume
120
Journal Issue
1
Series
Radiology.
Journal Page Range
193-198
ISSN
0033-8419

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
7272314
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MUONIC ATOMS; MUONS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SPECTRA; TISSUES; X RADIATION; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
ATOMS; BODY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NONMETALS; RADIATIONS

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