Gamma-ray backscatter for body composition measurement
| Autor: | J T Shakeshaft, S C Lillicrap, H.M. Morgan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Materials science
Bone density Backscatter Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Quantitative Biology::Tissues and Organs Physics::Medical Physics Regional body composition Spectral line Optics Bone Density Humans Scattering Radiation Muscle Skeletal Americium Radiation Anthropometry Phantoms Imaging business.industry Compton scattering Gamma ray Trabecular bone Adipose Tissue Gamma Rays Absorbed dose Body Composition business |
| Zdroj: | Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 49:555-557 |
| ISSN: | 0969-8043 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine the potential of using backscatter information to assess regional body composition at selected sites. Two measurement techniques are examined: the measurement of the ratio of coherent to Compton scatter, and the measurement of the Compton scatter profile. Two possible applications are considered: the measurement of trabecular bone mineral density, and the measurement of the average fat/muscle ratio in a tissue volume. The results presented indicate that the analysis of coherent and Compton backscattered gamma-ray spectra from an 241Am source has the potential for measuring both trabecular bone mineral density and average fat/muscle ratio in a tissue volume, with a low absorbed dose to the subject. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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