Remote Measurement of Fluid Volume by X-Ray Fluorescence.

Abstract

A technique utilizing x-ray fluorescence has been used to measure remotely the volume, and, thereby, hydrostatic pressure of a cesium nitrate solution in vitro. The excitation radiation source was (99m)Tc and the x-ray spectra were measured with a sodium iodide spectrometry system. This technique may be applicable to long-term in vivo measurements of intracranial pressure for conditions such as hydrocephalus.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013057

Entities

People

  • G. L. Hermann
  • W. E. Kiker

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Excitation
  • Fluorescence
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Intracranial Hypertension
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Sodium
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

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