A method for the measurement of the thickness of histologic paraffin sections using the backscattering of beta particles
- 1 March 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Radiologica
- Vol. 47 (3) , 249-253
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016925709170892
Abstract
The different degrees of backscattering of beta rays from paraffin and glass are utilized for the measurement of the thickness of histological sections. The method is simple and gives sufficiently accurate results. Some sources of error are discussed.Keywords
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