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Simultaneous determinations of Fe, Cu, Zn, and Br concentrations in human tissue sections
Author(s) -
Kubo Hideo,
Hashimoto Shozo,
Ishibashi Akira,
Chiba Ren,
Yokota Hitoshi
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.594233
Subject(s) - zinc , chemistry , radiochemistry , human liver , liver tissue , fluorescence , proton , copper , prostate , analytical chemistry (journal) , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , biochemistry , cancer , biology , medicine , endocrinology , in vitro , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Proton‐induced x‐ray fluorescence has been used to determine the concentration of trace elements in human prostate and liver tissue samples. Ca, Fe, Cu, and Zn were observed in all specimens. Small amounts of Br were detected in most of the prostates, and in nearly half of the livers. The data indicate that the Fe content decreases in malignant liver tissues and the quantities of Cu and Zn are also decreased, but to a lesser extent.