Improved ultrasonic measurement techniques applied to assay of Pu and other transuranics in lung

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Health Physics; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-199007000-00014· OSTI ID:6604920

Kruchten, D A; Anderson, A L ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)

At the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, we are developing a system that will more accurately measure fat, muscle, and bone content from ultrasonic images of the chest wall. This paper describes a procedure that will allow chest-wall thickness to be determined to within +/- 1.5 mm (compared with the +/- 3-6 mm from current techniques) and may allow absolute errors in chest-wall composition to be reduced to +/- 4%.

• OSTI ID: 6604920
• Journal Information: Health Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Health Physics; (USA) Vol. 59:1; ISSN HLTPA; ISSN 0017-9078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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