Open AccessNon Invasive XRF Analysis of Human Hair for Health State Determination of Breast Tissue
Author(s) -
Asghar Maziar,
Daryoush ShahbaziGahrouei,
Mohammad Bagher Tavakoli,
Vahid Changizi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
iranian journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2008-2401
pISSN - 2008-2398
DOI - 10.17795/ijcp-3983
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , breast cancer , breast tissue , cancer , gold standard (test) , trace element , nuclear medicine , radiology , materials science , metallurgy
Trace elements in healthy individuals were higher than cancer patients and it seems that WLXRF may be used as a safe, low cost and reliable method with sensitivity higher than those of the other two relevant methods, XRD and mammography.
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