Published 1986
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Gamma-N activation of cancer patients
Description
High energy gamma radiation (8 to 30 MeV) is gaining acceptance for radiation therapy of patients with deep cancers. This radiation is of sufficient energy to induce photonuclear activation of the elements in the human body. Our results of measurements of nitrogen and phosphorus in an anthropomorphic phantom, a cadaver, and a cancer patient with bremsstrahlung radiation from 15 MeV electrons demonstrate the feasibility of a method to monitor these two elements in the human body in vivo by measuring the radioactivity induced in these targets by photonuclear reactions. 14 refs., 3 figs., 2 tabs
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Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 7 p.
- Report number
- BNL--37903
Conference
- Title
- 7. international conference on modern trends in activation analysis.
- Dates
- 23-27 Jun 1986.
- Place
- Copenhagen (Denmark).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18002189
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BREMSSTRAHLUNG; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; MEV RANGE 10-100; NITROGEN; PATIENTS; PHANTOMS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEDICINE; MEV RANGE; MOCKUP; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; RADIATIONS; STRUCTURAL MODELS; THERAPY
Optional Information
- Notes
- Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production.
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-8606127--1.