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Galiano E, Liu J, Ren B, Xu P. Mechanical and Architectural Changes in Animal Bone Following Fast Neutron Irradiation. HEALTH PHYSICS 2024; 127:298-305. [PMID: 38506670 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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ABSTRACT Damage to healthy bone following exposure to ionizing radiation has been well documented for at least seven decades. Among the reported effects are a transient increase in stiffness and a reduction in breaking strength. These changes have been linked to a decrease in osteoblast proliferation and differentiation, inducing cell cycle arrest, reducing collagen production, and increasing sensitivity to apoptotic agents. In this work, we analyzed some mechanical and structural changes in compact costal bovine bone (Hereford breed, n = 9) subjected to escalating doses of fast neutrons from a 7 Li(p,n) 7 Be reaction. The mean neutron energy was 233 keV with calculated absorbed doses ranging from 0 to 4.05 ± 10% Gy. Samples were subjected to Young's Modulus (YM) and breaking strength testing with a Universal Testing Machine (UTM). We found an increase in Young's Modulus and a decrease in breaking strength as functions of increasing dose equivalent. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed trabecular displacement into compact bone in an irradiated sample (D = 4.05 ± 10% Gy), with breaching of the endosteal wall. OCT further revealed a "crack-like" structure across the irradiated sample, potentially consistent with damage from a proton track resulting from an elastic (n,p) reaction. No previous report has been found on mechanical changes in large mammalian bones following fast neutron doses, nor of the OCT imaging of such samples.
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- Eduardo Galiano
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
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Chettle DR, McNeill FE. Elemental analysis in living human subjects using biomedical devices. Physiol Meas 2019; 40:12TR01. [PMID: 31816604 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ab6019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Today, patients undergoing dialysis are at low risk for aluminum-induced dementia. Workers are unlikely to experience cadmium-induced emphysema and the public's exposure to lead is an order of magnitude lower than in 1970. The research field of in vivo elemental analysis has played a role in these occupational and environmental health improvements by allowing the effects of people's chronic exposure to elements to be studied using non-invasive, painless, and relatively low-cost technology. From the early 1960s to the present day, researchers have developed radiation-based systems to measure the elemental content of organs at risk or storage organs. This reduces the need for (sometimes painful) biopsy and the risk of infection. Research and development has been undertaken on forty-nine in vivo measurement system designs. Twenty-nine different in vivo elemental analysis systems, measuring 22 different elements, have been successfully taken from design and testing through to human measurement. The majority of these systems employ either neutron activation analysis or x-ray fluorescence analysis as the basis of the measurement. In this review, we discuss eight of the successful systems, explaining the rationale behind their development, the methodology, the health data that has resulted from application of these tools, and provide our opinion on potential future technical developments of these systems. We close by discussing four technologies that may lead to new directions and advances in the whole field.
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- David R Chettle
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada
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Darvish-Molla S, Prestwich WV, Byun SH. Development of an advanced two-dimensional microdosimetric detector based on THick Gas Electron Multipliers. Med Phys 2018; 45:1241-1254. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.12750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Sahar Darvish-Molla
- Department of Physics and Astronomy (Medical Physics); McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
- Radiation Sciences Graduate program; McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy (Medical Physics); McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
- Radiation Sciences Graduate program; McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy (Medical Physics); McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
- Radiation Sciences Graduate program; McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
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Darvish-Molla S, Prestwich WV, Byun SH. COMPREHENSIVE RADIATION DOSE MEASUREMENTS AND MONTE CARLO SIMULATION FOR THE 7Li(p,n) ACCELERATOR NEUTRON FIELD. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2016; 171:421-430. [PMID: 26464524 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In order to investigate the radiation dose dependence on the incident proton energy, neutron and gamma-ray doses were measured using a tissue-equivalent proportional counter in the proton energy range of 1.95-2.50 MeV for the McMaster 7Li(p,n) neutron facility. Microdosimetric spectra were collected, and absorbed doses were determined at various positions inside the irradiation cavity, along the lateral axis and outside the shield to find out the spatial distributions of neutron and gamma-ray doses for each proton energy. In parallel with the absorbed dose measurements, MCNP Monte Carlo simulations were carried out and neutron fluence spectra were computed at various positions, which enabled determination of the neutron weighting factors. It was found that neutrons make a substantially dominant contribution to the total equivalent dose for most proton energies and positions. The effective dose for a human subject increased from 0.058 to 1.306 μSv μA-1 min-1 with the increase of proton energy from 1.95 to 2.5 MeV. It is expected that the reported data will be useful for 7Li(p,n) accelerator neutron users.
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- S Darvish-Molla
- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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McNeill FE, Mostafaei F, Pidruczny A, Chettle DR. Correlation between fluorine content in tea and bone assessed using neutron activation analysis in a Canadian urban population. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-016-4749-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mohseni HK, Chettle DR. A History of In Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis in Measurement of Aluminum in Human Subjects. J Alzheimers Dis 2016; 50:913-26. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-150595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Tahir SNA, Chettle DR. Identification of oxygen-19 duringin vivoneutron activation analysis of water phantoms. Physiol Meas 2015; 36:N127-34. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/36/12/n127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tahir SNA, Chettle DR, Byun SH, Prestwich WV. Feasibility of measuring selenium in humans usingin vivoneutron activation analysis. Physiol Meas 2015; 36:2217-30. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/36/11/2217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mostafaei F, McNeill FE, Chettle DR, Wainman BC, Pidruczny AE, Prestwich WV. Measurements of fluorine in contemporary urban Canadians: a comparison of the levels found in human bone usingin vivoandex vivoneutron activation analysis. Physiol Meas 2015; 36:465-87. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/36/3/465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Bhatia C, Byun SH, Chettle DR, Inskip MJ, Prestwich WV. A neutron activation technique for manganese measurements in humans. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2015; 31:204-8. [PMID: 25169978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential element for humans, animals, and plants and is required for growth, development, and maintenance of health. Studies show that Mn metabolism is similar to that of iron, therefore, increased Mn levels in humans could interfere with the absorption of dietary iron leading to anemia. Also, excess exposure to Mn dust, leads to nervous system disorders similar to Parkinson's disease. Higher exposure to Mn is essentially related to industrial pollution. Thus, there is a benefit in developing a clean non-invasive technique for monitoring such increased levels of Mn in order to understand the risk of disease and development of appropriate treatments. To this end, the feasibility of Mn measurements with their minimum detection limits (MDL) has been reported earlier from the McMaster group. This work presents improvement to Mn assessment using an upgraded system and optimized times of irradiation and counting for induced gamma activity of Mn. The technique utilizes the high proton current Tandetron accelerator producing neutrons via the (7)Li(p,n)(7)Be reaction at McMaster University and an array of nine NaI (Tl) detectors in a 4 π geometry for delayed counting of gamma rays. The neutron irradiation of a set of phantoms was performed with protocols having different proton energy, current and time of irradiation. The improved MDLs estimated using the upgraded set up and constrained timings are reported as 0.67 μgMn/gCa for 2.3 MeV protons and 0.71 μgMn/gCa for 2.0 MeV protons. These are a factor of about 2.3 times better than previous measurements done at McMaster University using the in vivo set-up. Also, because of lower dose-equivalent and a relatively close MDL, the combination of: 2.0 MeV; 300 μA; 3 min protocol is recommended as compared to 2.3 MeV; 400 μA; 45 s protocol for further measurements of Mn in vivo.
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- C Bhatia
- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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Mostafaei F, McNeill FE, Chettle DR, Prestwich WV. Improvements in anin vivoneutron activation analysis (NAA) method for the measurement of fluorine in human bone. Physiol Meas 2013; 34:1329-41. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/34/10/1329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mostafaei F, McNeill FE, Chettle DR, Prestwich WV, Inskip M. Design of a phantom equivalent to measure bone-fluorine in a human's hand via delayed neutron activation analysis. Physiol Meas 2013; 34:503-12. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/34/5/503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Measurements of the neutron spectra from the 7Li(p,n) accelerator based neutron source: Position and angular dependences. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chamberlain M, Gräfe JL, Byun SH, Chettle DR, Egden LM, Orchard GM, Webber CE, McNeill FE. The feasibility ofin vivoquantification of bone-fluorine in humans by delayed neutron activation analysis: a pilot study. Physiol Meas 2012; 33:243-57. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/33/2/243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Wang C, Smith RW, Duhig J, Prestwich WV, Byun SH, McNeill FE, Seymour CB, Mothersill CE. Neutrons do not produce a bystander effect in zebrafish irradiated in vivo. Int J Radiat Biol 2011; 87:964-73. [PMID: 21756060 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.584939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Neutron irradiations at the McMaster Tandetron Accelerator were performed to study direct and bystander effects of neutrons in a live organism. METHODS The neutrons were produced through (7)Li(p,n)(7)Be reaction. Although the gamma contamination of the neutron beam cannot be completely eliminated, it was designed to be as low as possible and remain below a threshold already established for bystander effects. Microdosimetric methods using a tissue-equivalent proportional counter have been used to measure the neutron and gamma doses for the cell irradiation. Previous data for a cell line exposed in vitro suggested that neutrons did not produce bystander effects at doses below 300 mGy. The current experiments sought to confirm this using a live whole organism (zebrafish) where tissue samples harvested 2 h after exposure were examined for direct evidence of apoptosis and tested for secretion of bystander factors using an established bioassay. Fish were either exposed directly to the beam or were allowed to swim with or in water previously occupied by irradiated fish. RESULTS Using the zebrafish model it was found that there was significant direct cell death seen both by apoptosis scores and clonogenic assay when the neutron dose was approximately 100 mGy. An equivalent dose of gamma rays produced a more toxic effect. It was further found that neutrons did not induce a bystander effect in fish receiving signals from irradiated fish. CONCLUSION The results confirm in vitro experiments which suggest neutrons do not induce bystander signaling. In fact they may suppress gamma induced signaling suggesting a possible intriguing new and as yet unclear mechanism.
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- Chu Wang
- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Noninvasive measurement of aluminium in human bone: Preliminary human study and improved system performance. J Inorg Biochem 2009; 103:1585-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2009.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2009] [Revised: 06/08/2009] [Accepted: 07/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pejović-Milić A, Aslam, Chettle DR, Oudyk J, Pysklywec MW, Haines T. Bone manganese as a biomarker of manganese exposure: a feasibility study. Am J Ind Med 2009; 52:742-50. [PMID: 19753565 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a need for a diagnostic tool with the ability to measure cumulative exposure to manganese (Mn) in the workplace. Measuring bone Mn levels with in vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNAA) could serve as a biomarker of past exposure. Bone Mn levels of welders were measured and compared to the levels found in subjects without exposure to the element. METHOD Forty subjects (30 welders and 10 controls) were recruited. An occupational history was obtained and subjects underwent IVNAA bone Mn measurements. RESULTS The mean bone Mn levels were (2.9 +/- 0.4) and (0.1 +/- 0.7) microg Mn/g Ca for welders and controls, respectively (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This project, the first of its kind, reports differences in bone Mn between Mn-exposed welders and non-occupationally exposed subjects. It appears that bone Mn levels do reflect differences in the occupational exposure of welders.
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Aslam, Chettle DR, Pejović-Milić A, Waker AJ. Opportunities to improve thein vivomeasurement of manganese in human hands. Phys Med Biol 2008; 54:17-28. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/1/002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Davis K, Aslam, Pejović-Milić A, Chettle DR. In vivomeasurement of bone aluminum in population living in southern Ontario, Canada. Med Phys 2008; 35:5115-23. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2996177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Aslam, Pejović-Milić A, Chettle DR, McNeill FE, Pysklywec MW, Oudyk J. A preliminary study for non-invasive quantification of manganese in human hand bones. Phys Med Biol 2008; 53:N371-6. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/19/n02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pejović-Milić A, Chettle DR, McNeill FE. Quantification of manganese in human hand bones: a feasibility study. Phys Med Biol 2008; 53:4081-92. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/15/005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Aslam, Pejović-Milić A, McNeill FE, Byun SH, Prestwich WV, Chettle DR. In vivoassessment of magnesium status in human body using accelerator-based neutron activation measurement of hands: A pilot study. Med Phys 2008; 35:608-16. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2830383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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