Trace element mapping of biological tissues using PIXE and XRF

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1983.4332499· OSTI ID:6528568

Prins, M; van der Heide, J A; Bos, A J; Bowen, K; Davies, S

For the measurement of the distributions of trace element concentrations in biological samples the PIXE technique as well as the fluorescence of synchrotron radiation can be applied. At the Eindhoven University of Technology and the Free University of Amsterdam a PIXE microbeam facility has been used for analysis in a scanning mode of biological tissues. At the Synchrotron Radiation Source in Daresbury UK an XRF station for several mm beamsizes, equipped with a graphite mosaic crystal as a monochromator has been built. An x-ray microbeam facility with a silicon concave mirror as a focussing device is in Daresbury under construction now. Due to the specific machine features synchrotron radiation is favourite for the analysis of lighter elements with atom number 9

• Research Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology
• OSTI ID: 6528568
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 30:2; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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550201* -- Biochemistry-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ACCELERATORS
BODY
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EUROPE
NETHERLANDS
NINA
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
PIXE ANALYSIS
RADIATIONS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
SYNCHROTRONS
TISSUES
TOMOGRAPHY
TRACE AMOUNTS
UNITED KINGDOM
WESTERN EUROPE
X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS