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photon absorptiometry [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine
DEF

Determination of the density of an object by measuring the absorption of a beam of x-rays or gamma rays passed through the object.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine nucléaire
DEF

L'absorptiométrie photonique mesure l'absorption par l'os d'un rayonnement émis par une source radioactive, monochromatique, très utilisée ces dernières années, ou bichromatique.

Spanish

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