The ANSTO body protein monitor

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dc.contributor.authorBlagojevic, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAllen, BJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-26T01:33:09Zen_AU
dc.date.available2025-11-26T01:33:09Zen_AU
dc.date.issued1991-10-02en_AU
dc.date.statistics2025-11-13en_AU
dc.descriptionPhysical copy held by ANSTO Library at DDC: 571.45/15en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe first Body Protein Monitor (BPM) to operate in Australia was fabricated at the Lucas Heights Research Laboratories in 1985. In collaboration with The Children's Hospital, Camperdown, this instrument was successfully used in a study of protein deposition in children with cystic fibrosis. Other clinical studies followed of end-stage renal failure and the effects of aortic surgery. Current projects include phenylketonuria, anorexia nervosa, liver disease and transplantation, synthetic growth hormone, intravenous fat emulsions, and paediatric arthritis. Some six Sydney hospitals are involved with these projects. The ANSTO prototype ANSTO BPM is now located in the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Royal North Shore Hospital. The widespread application of the BPM and its acceptance by Sydney medical specialists as a vital element in clinical trials led to the design and fabrication of a commercial model. This unit has been sold to the University of Texas Medical Branch, and has been designed to study obese subjects. The BPM features a computer controlled table operation which allows all subjects to be measured to the same statistical precision. The Am Be neutron sources, supplied by the customer, can be turned on and off by virtue of rotating shield and collimator drums. Other features include the low background around the monitor, aluminium construction, top and bottom neutron sources, 4 high efficiency 10 x 10 x 20cm Nal detectors and the 7 minute counting time. There is also a provision for a bismuth germanate detector for the direct measurement of whole body chlorine. The IBM PC computer system is based on the Canberra S100 multichannel analysis card and Microsoft Windows Software operation.en_AU
dc.identifier.booktitle13th AINSE Radiation Biology Conference, 2-4 October 1991, Lucas Heights - AINSE Theatre : conference handbook (programme, abstracts and general information)en_AU
dc.identifier.citationBlagojevic, N., & Allen, B. J. (1991). The ANSTO body protein monitor. Presentation to the 13th AINSE Radiation Biology Conference, 2-4 October 1991, Lucas Heights - AINSE Theatre : conference handbook (programme, abstracts and general information), (pp. 54). Lucas Heights, New South Wales : AINSE.en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate1991-10-04en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename13th AINSE Radiation Biology Conferenceen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceLucas Heights, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate1991-10-02en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination54en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationLucas Heights, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/handle/10238/16742en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAINSEen_AU
dc.subjectANSTOen_AU
dc.subjectCommercializationen_AU
dc.subjectComputerized control systemsen_AU
dc.subjectNeutron Activation Analysisen_AU
dc.subjectNeutron sourcesen_AU
dc.subjectProteinsen_AU
dc.subjectWhole-body countingen_AU
dc.subjectRadiation sourcesen_AU
dc.subjectAustralian organizationsen_AU
dc.titleThe ANSTO body protein monitoren_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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