Previous studies of patients with primary osteoarthrosis of the hip have suggested an increase in bone mass compared with control populations. Nodal primary generalised osteoarthrosis is known to have a strong familial tendency. To test the hypothesis that this tendency might also lead to increased bone mass, total body calcium has been measured by in-vivo neutron activation analysis and cortic...

This paper reviews the following problems, sampling, decomposition procedures and most important analytical methods used for selenium determination, e.g., neutron activation analysis, atomic absorption spectrometry, gas-liquid chromatography, spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, and x-ray fluorescence. This review covers the literature mainly from 1975 to 1977.

1. The change in total body calcium content after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism was studied in seven patients by whole body neutron activation analysis. Three patients who remained in the uncontrolled state for up to 12 months were also studied by this technique. 2. The technique and its reproducibility are described. Changes in total body calcium greater than f 4 % should be detectab...

Fluorine is an element that can be either beneficial or harmful, depending on the total amount accumulated in the teeth or bones. In our laboratory, we have developed a non-invasive technique for the in vivo measurement of fluoride in bone using neutron activation analysis and performed the first pilot human study. Fluoride in humans is quantified by comparing the γ-ray signal from a person to ...

*上 田泰司 ,中 原元和,石 井紀明,鈴 木 譲:放 射線医学総合研究所 海洋 放射生 態学研究部,那 珂湊 市 磯崎3609〒311-12 **鈴 木浜治:動 力炉核燃料開発事業団 安全管理部 茨城県那珂郡東海村村松3371 〒319-11 Trace element/Cephalopods/Concentration factor For the estimation of internal radiation to human beings, the amounts of Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Co and Cs in 5 species of marine cephalopods were determined by atomic absorption spectro photometry and neutron activation analysis, and ...

This is a feasibility study of a new measurement technique for spent nuclear fuel. The technique combines gamma emission tomography with neutron activation analysis. The idea is to measure high-energy characteristic gamma from short-lived fission products and thereby verify the fissile material content in spent nuclear fuel assemblies. Simulations using MCNP were done to estimate the expected d...

A package for gamma spectrum analysis (PGSA) was developed using objectoriented Borland C++ design for MS-windows. This package consists of five programs which can be used for gamma-ray spectrum analysis and routine neutron activation analysis. The advantages of PGSA are its simple algorithms and its need for only minimum amount of input information.

The effect of two structured exercise programmes on the bone mass of 48 healthy postmenopausal white women aged 50-62 was studied after one year. Volunteers were randomised to group 1 (control), group 2 (aerobic exercise), or group 3 (aerobic and strengthening exercises). Before and after the training programme each subject had evaluations of bone mass (determined by neutron activation analysis...

In the field of radiation effects in materials, a detailed and precise description of the radiation environment used to damage samples is often required to make sense of subsequent materials analysis. The types of reactions and extent of damage that occur during irradiation strongly depend on the flux spectrum of the particular facility. Different neutron activation techniques for characterizin...