(γ, n) activation of cancer patients

L. Wielopolski; A. Meek; M. Moskowitz; S. Cohn

doi:10.1007/bf02048890

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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volume/Issue:: Volume 114: Issue 1

(γ, n) activation of cancer patients

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L. Wielopolski

L. Wielopolski Brookhaven National Laboratory Medical Department 11973 Upton, LI NY (USA)

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A. Meek

A. Meek University Hospital, SUNY Radiological Oncology Department 11794 Stony Brook NY (USA)

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M. Moskowitz

M. Moskowitz University Hospital, SUNY Radiological Oncology Department 11794 Stony Brook NY (USA)

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S. Cohn

S. Cohn Brookhaven National Laboratory Medical Department 11973 Upton, LI NY (USA)

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Pages:: 187–193

Online Publication Date:: 13 Aug 2005

Publication Date:: 17 Aug 1987

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02048890

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Abstract

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.

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Language	English
Size	A4
Year of Foundation	1968
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