A preliminary study of the distribution of trace elements in healthy and neoplastic breast tissues with synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 975-976

  Poletti, M E ^a   Goncalves O D ^b   Perez C A ^c   Magalhaes S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OPTICAL DENSITY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 4344583934     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.05.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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