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Original Article

Apparatus for the measurement of total body nitrogen using prompt neutron activation analysis with Californium-252

A. Mackief Department of Medical Physics & Medical Engineering, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK; Department of Medical Physics, District General Hospital, Grimsby, DN33 2BA, UK
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W. J. Hannan Department of Medical Physics & Medical Engineering, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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M. A. Smith Department of Medical Physics & Medical Engineering, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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P. Tothill Department of Medical Physics & Medical Engineering, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
Pages 152-159 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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