Beitrag
Neutron radiography as a diagnostic tool in human osteology
Sołtysiak, Arkadiusz; Miśta-Jakubowska, Ewelina A.; Milczarek, Jacek J.; Tulik, Piotr; Fijał-Kirejczyk, Izabela
HOMO Volume 70 No 4 (2019), p. 277 - 282
veröffentlicht: Nov 29, 2019
Online veröffentlicht: Oct 22, 2019
Manuskript akzeptiert: Jul 10, 2019
finale Ms. Revision erhalten: Jul 3, 2019
Manuskript-Revision angefordert: Feb 4, 2018
Manuskript erhalten: Apr 21, 2017
ArtNo. ESP139007004003, Preis: 29.00 €
Abstract
X-ray radiography (XR) is a standard imaging tool in human osteology. Here we compare a series of human bone and tooth images taken using both X-ray and thermal neutron radiography (TNR) to identify the possible applications of the latter method. The TNR imaging is superior in case of bones contaminated with soil, and combined TNR and XR images may be used to find the areas with high proportion of organic fraction (i.e., collagen) in bone and dentin.
Schlagworte
human bone • human tooth • X-ray radiography (XR) • therman neutron radiography (TNR)