A barium sulfate swallow is used clinically
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Updated on: 10/20/2016 06:14 AM Due on: 10/20/2016
A barium sulfate swallow is used clinically as a radio-contrast agent for X-ray imaging of the gastrointestinal tract.(a) Calculate the mass attenuation coefficient of a barium sulfate in water solution at concentration of 10 g/100 ml for 50 keV X-rays.
b)Using a highly simplified model of a persons 4 cm diameter intestine in a 25 cm thick torso of adipose tissue, what is the contrast between the intestine and surrounding tissue when the intestine is filled with just water, and then what is the contrast when filled with the barium sulfate swallow calculated from part (a)?
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Solution: A barium sulfate swallow is used clinically