Characterization of human fingernail elements using PIXE technique

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 895-907

  Olabanji, S O ^a,b,e   Ajose, O A ^c   Makinde, N O ^c   Buoso, M C ^a   Ceccato, D ^a   De Poli, M ^a   Moschini, G ^a,d  

^a LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Niger)

^c Department of Chemical Pathology   (Niger)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e Centre for Energy Research and Development   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Healthy students; Human fingernails; PIXE; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

HEALTHY STUDENTS; HUMAN FINGERNAILS; VAN DE GRAAPHH ACCELERATOR;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHARACTERIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTON BEAMS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 27744452651     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.06.206     Document Type: Article

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