Abstract
Kondrashov and Rothenberg (Appl. Radiat. Isot. 55 (2001) 799) have published "a substantial correction for calculating estimates of lead concentration and uncertainty for in vivo X-ray fluorescent bone analysis with Cd-109 source" (sic). Our paper shows that their correction fails to consider two important points that render it (i) a correction to a superseded method and (ii) of limited effect. Also, their approach to a "crude" estimate produces measurement uncertainties that are implausibly small. In order that they not be propagated in the literature, our paper also corrects several misstatements and errors in Kondrashov and Rothenberg.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-50 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Applied Radiation and Isotopes |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- In vivo bone lead analysis
- Uncertainty propagation
- X-ray