Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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Volume 241: Issue 3
Serum aluminum determination by instrumental neutron activation analysis in long-term haemodialysis patients
Authors:
I. StamatelatosNCSR “Demokritos” Institute of Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection Aghia Paraskevi 153 10 Greece

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K. KatopodisUniversity of Ioannina Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology 451 10 Ioannina Greece

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Y. BersosSismanoglio Hospital Clinical Chemistry Laboratory 151 26 Maroussi Greece

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J. Kalef-EzraUniversity of Ioannina Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School 451 10 Ioannina Greece

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G. LefkopoulosNCSR “Demokritos” Institute of Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection Aghia Paraskevi 153 10 Greece

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K. SiamopoulosUniversity of Ioannina Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology 451 10 Ioannina Greece

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Pages:
483–486
Online Publication Date:
10 Apr 2006
Publication Date:
17 Sep 1999
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02347201
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Abstract  

Serum aluminum levels were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis in 31 patients undergoing long-term haemodialysis. Aluminum-28 1.778 MeV (T1/2=2.24 min) γ-rays produced by the thermal neutron reaction27Al(n,γ)28Al were detected. Successive irradiation of the samples at epithermal neutron fluence was performed to correct for the interference from the fast neutron reaction31P(n,α)28Al. Serum aluminum level in this group of subjects was adequately represented by a lognormal distribution with a mean and variance of 16.5 μg/l and 16.8 μg/l, respectively. The results obtained were found to be in agreement with serum aluminum determination performed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrophotometry (r2=0.97). Instrumental neutron activation can provide a rapid technique to routinely monitor long-term haemodialysis patients in order to identify individuals at greater risk to develop aluminum toxicity.

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0236-5731
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1588-2780

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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