Radiation Exposure During in Vivo Analysis of Human Dental Enamel by Proton Irradiation
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Health Physics
- Vol. 36 (3) , 423-428
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-197903000-00019
Abstract
F can be analysed by proton activation, with detection of prompt .gamma.-rays. Using external beams, it is possible to make in vivo determinations and to follow the F concentration in fluoridated enamel. Radiation damage and the radiation hazard are investigated. The dose rate is very small and the technique can be used without radiation hazard. Local destruction on the enamel surface is investigated using a scanning microscope; no modification is observed in the crystallite structure after irradiation.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Quantitative analysis of sodium by (p, γ) reactionsJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1977
- Proton-induced X-ray emission in the trace analysis of human tooth enamel and dentineThe International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 1976