@conference {40817,
	title = {Measuring body composition by fast neutron activation analysis},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {56},
	year = {1996},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {212-215},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The recent availability of a small compact sealed tube neutron  generator, incorporating an associated-particle alpha detector, makes it  feasible to measure the concentrations of C, N and O in the body with a very  low dose of ionising radiation. We describe this new technique and the  equipment needed to use it for measuring body composition. Calibration  data from a prototype instrument relate the counts of gamma rays due to C,  N \& O from phantoms to the number of incident 14 MeV neutrons and  phantom mass. Applying the technique to one 29 kg Romney wether  hogget, we estimated it contained 0.69 kg N, 5.52 kg C and 16.5 kg O.  These results indicate that the technique holds promise for monitoring the  body composition of paediatric and malnourished patients and for measuring  the body composition of young experimental animals such as goats, pigs or  sheep.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Wolff JE and Mitra S and Garrett R and Webb PA}
}
