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Analysis of Kidney Stones by PIXE and RBS Techniques
Author(s) -
AlKofahi M. M.,
Hallak A. B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
x‐ray spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1097-4539
pISSN - 0049-8246
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4539(199609)25:5<225::aid-xrs168>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - kidney stones , materials science , radiochemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , rutherford backscattering spectrometry , chemistry , chromatography , nanotechnology , thin film , urology , medicine
Human kidney stones were analysed by particle‐induced x‐ray emission (PIXE) and Rutherford backscattering spectrometric (RBS) techniques using a 2 MeV He 2+ beam. The stones were found to contain C, N, O, F, Na, Mg, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Fe and Br. The results obtained by PIXE agreed with those obtained by RBS within experimental error. A mechanism for the formation of the kidney stones is suggested.