Clinical Aspects of Measurements of Dual Photon Absorption in Healthy Persons and Patients Suffering from Bone Mass Reduction

Semler, J.

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J. Semler

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The technique of measurement of dual photon absorption is based on the coverage of ray transmission of two separate photon energies by a medium with two different materials - bones and soft tissue.

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Abt. Klinische Osteologie, Universität Hamburg, Martinistraße 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Germany
Friedrich Kuhlencordt (ehem. Direktor der Abteilung) (ehem. Direktor der Abteilung)
Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie, Freien Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 1000, Berlin 33, Germany
Peter Dietsch
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik C, Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 4000, Düsseldorf 1, Germany
Elmar Keck
Abt. Klinische Osteologie, Universität Hamburg, Martinistrße 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Germany
Hans-Peter Kruse

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Semler, J. (1987). Clinical Aspects of Measurements of Dual Photon Absorption in Healthy Persons and Patients Suffering from Bone Mass Reduction. In: Kuhlencordt, F., Dietsch, P., Keck, E., Kruse, HP. (eds) Generalized Bone Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73346-8_5

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