A 252Cf-based Instrument for In Vivo Body Protein Monitoring in Cancer Patients

Authors

  • Lars Ahlgren Departments of Radiation Physics (L. Ahlgren, J. Areberg, M. Linden, S. Mattsson, F. McNeill) and Oncology (M. Albertsson, L. Kadar), Malmo University Hospital, Malmo , Sweden, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (F. McNeill), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Maria Albertsson Departments of Radiation Physics (L. Ahlgren, J. Areberg, M. Linden, S. Mattsson, F. McNeill) and Oncology (M. Albertsson, L. Kadar), Malmo University Hospital, Malmo , Sweden, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (F. McNeill), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Johan Areberg Departments of Radiation Physics (L. Ahlgren, J. Areberg, M. Linden, S. Mattsson, F. McNeill) and Oncology (M. Albertsson, L. Kadar), Malmo University Hospital, Malmo , Sweden, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (F. McNeill), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Lianna Kadar Departments of Radiation Physics (L. Ahlgren, J. Areberg, M. Linden, S. Mattsson, F. McNeill) and Oncology (M. Albertsson, L. Kadar), Malmo University Hospital, Malmo , Sweden, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (F. McNeill), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Mikael Linden Departments of Radiation Physics (L. Ahlgren, J. Areberg, M. Linden, S. Mattsson, F. McNeill) and Oncology (M. Albertsson, L. Kadar), Malmo University Hospital, Malmo , Sweden, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (F. McNeill), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Soren Mattsson Departments of Radiation Physics (L. Ahlgren, J. Areberg, M. Linden, S. Mattsson, F. McNeill) and Oncology (M. Albertsson, L. Kadar), Malmo University Hospital, Malmo , Sweden, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (F. McNeill), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Fiona Mcneill Departments of Radiation Physics (L. Ahlgren, J. Areberg, M. Linden, S. Mattsson, F. McNeill) and Oncology (M. Albertsson, L. Kadar), Malmo University Hospital, Malmo , Sweden, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (F. McNeill), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/028418699431951

Abstract

A hospital-based facility for in vivo prompt gamma neutron activation analysis of nitrogen for body protein determination is described. The patient is laid on a movable couch and is scanned with a vertically collimated neutron beam from a 252

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Published

1999-01-01

How to Cite

Ahlgren, L., Albertsson, M., Areberg, J., Kadar, L., Linden, M., Mattsson, S., & Mcneill, F. (1999). A 252Cf-based Instrument for In Vivo Body Protein Monitoring in Cancer Patients. Acta Oncologica, 38(4), 431–437. https://doi.org/10.1080/028418699431951

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 4 (1999): Acta Oncologica

Section

Articles