Estimation of natural potassium concentration in Romanian males by in vivo gamma-ray spectrometry measurements |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Mirela?Angela?SaizuEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering—IFIN HH, 30 Reactorului Street, P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania;(2) University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania |
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Abstract: | At the Whole Body Monitoring Laboratory, from IFIN-HH, Bucharest, Romania, there were performed in vivo gamma-ray spectrometry
measurements on 108 Romanian males in order to evaluate the mineral natural potassium content in human body, as total value
and concentration. The measurements were performed with a shadow shield whole body counter, tilted chair geometry, based on
a shielded NaI(Tl) scintillation detector of 12.5 cm (diameter) × 10 cm (height) crystal size. The results revealed a calculated
value of the mean total body potassium (TBK) of 135.03 ± 2.94 g and a value of 1.9 ± 0.022 g of potassium/kg of body weight
for the mean body potassium concentration, for the measured males. These values are similar with the values declared for the
Reference Man, in ICRP23. Correlations between total body potassium, potassium concentration and age, weight and Body Build
Index were investigated and peculiar conclusions were resulted. |
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