Bone density measured by photon scattering. I. A system for clinical use
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 21 (5), 760-769
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/21/5/005
Abstract
A system for the routine measurement of the density of the os calcis is described. Measurements are made of the number of photons scattered by the bone from a 153Sm photon beam. The first results from human subjects are presented.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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