Boron-10 concentration measurements using the solid-state nuclear track detector CR-39 and automatic image analysis

Journal Article · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Nuclear Technology; (USA)

OSTI ID:5258174

Blue, T E; Roberts, T C; Barth, R F; Talnagi, J W; Alam, F ^[1]

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1. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (USA). Nuclear Engineering Program

Calibration curves are determined for measuring the concentration of /sup 10/B in the blood of rats using an autoradiographic procedure, with the polycarbonate solid-state nuclear track detector CR-39 and an image analysis system for automatic track counting. The calibration curves indicate that for the etch procedure used, the nitrogen concentration in the blood is an important interfering input for /sup 10/B concentration measurements. By discriminating against small racks, the sensitivity to the blood nitrogen concentration can be reduced to the point that a variation in the nitrogen weight fraction of 0.01 g N/g blood causes a variation in the predicted /sup 10/B concentration of 0.3 {mu}g /sup 10/B/ml blood.

• OSTI ID: 5258174
• Journal Information: Nuclear Technology; (USA), Journal Name: Nuclear Technology; (USA) Vol. 77:2; ISSN 0029-5450; ISSN NUTYB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ANIMALS
AUTORADIOGRAPHY
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY FLUIDS
BORON 10
BORON ISOTOPES
CALIBRATION
CHROMIUM
DATA
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FISSION TRACKS
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
METALS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PARTICLE TRACKS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RATS
RODENTS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
STABLE ISOTOPES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VERTEBRATES