scholarly journals Radioisotope studies utilizing a low level whole body counter and clinical applications of activation analysis. Progress report

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Brill
Keyword(s):  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Body Counter ◽  
Whole Body Counter

A Whole-body Counter for Clinical Applications

1964 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
H I Glass ◽  
D G Clarkson ◽  
H G Burns
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Body Counter ◽  
Whole Body Counter

A Simple and Inexpensive Clinical Whole Body Counter

1976 ◽  
Vol 15 (05) ◽  
pp. 248-253
Author(s):  
A. K. Basu ◽  
S. K. Guha ◽  
B. N. Tandon ◽  
M. M. Gupta ◽  
M. ML. Rehani
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Body Counter ◽  
Optimum Parameters ◽  
Whole Body Counter ◽  
Single Detector ◽  
Background Index ◽  
Iodide Crystal

SummaryThe conventional radioisotope scanner has been used as a whole body counter. The background index of the system is 10.9 counts per minute per ml of sodium iodide crystal. The sensitivity and derived sensitivity parameters have been evaluated and found to be suitable for clinical studies. The optimum parameters for a single detector at two positions above the lying subject have been obtained. It has been found that for the case of 131I measurement it is possible to assay a source located at any point in the body with coefficient of variation less than 5%. To add to the versatility, a fixed geometry for in-vitro counting of large samples has been obtained. The retention values obtained by the whole body counter have been found to correlate with those obtained by in-vitro assay of urine and stool after intravenous administration of 51Cr-albumin.

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