Application and assessment of energy dispersive secondary target x-ray fluorescence spectrophotometry to the determination of trace elements in human blood and plasma
Year: 1976
Type: dissertation
Abstract: secondary t a r g e t x-ray f l u o r e s c e n c e (SDXRF) spectrophotometer h a s been a p p l i e d t o d e t e r n i n e q u a n t i t a t i v e l y t h e c o f i c e n t r a t i o n s o f c o p p e r , z i n c , bromine arid r u b i d i u y i n 9unan blood and plasma.Normal c o n c e n t r a t i o n d i s t r i b u t i o n s wore produced f o r specimens from 37 h e a l t h y s d u l t m a l e s , 38 a d u l t females and 36 c h i l d r e n .Levels o f plasma copper and blood l e a d m a s u r e d by EDXRF were v e r i f i e d u s i n g flame a t o m i c a b s o r p t i o n spec trophotometry and anodic s t r i p p i n g voltammetry, r e s p e c t i v e l y .The s a s p l ~s f o r EDXHf were prepared by f r e e z e d r y i n g one --% o f t h e m u l t i p l e sample c h a n g e r and Madhulika Agarwal for a s s i s t a n c e d u r i n g t h e i n i t i a l sta3es o f t h e p r o j e c t .
Source: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Author: I. G. Stump
Language: English
Subfield: Radiation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W30434570