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The study of bones by neutron diffraction
Author(s) -
Bacon G. E.,
Bacon P. J.,
Griffiths R. K.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s002188987701303x
Subject(s) - compact bone , materials science , apatite , neutron diffraction , orientation (vector space) , neutron , resolution (logic) , biomedical engineering , crystallography , diffraction , anatomy , chemistry , optics , mineralogy , physics , computer science , biology , geometry , medicine , nuclear physics , mathematics , artificial intelligence
High‐intensity neutron beams provide a means of measuring the integrated orientation of apatite crystals in bulk samples of bone. With a resolution of 2 mm 2 in compact bone and 12 mm 2 in trabeculae this promises a tool for the study of the load‐bearing function of bone in a variety of anatomical sites.