Feasibility of breast cancer screening by PIXE analysis of hair

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 153, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 105-110

  Gholizadeh, N ^a   Kabiri, Z ^a   Kakuee, O ^b   Saleh Kotahi, M ^a   Changizi, V ^c   Fathollahi, V ^b   Oliaiy, P ^b   Omranipour, R ^d  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast Cancer; PIXE; Scalp Hair; Screening; Trace Elements

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER; ION; IRON; POTASSIUM; PROTON; SILVER; SULFUR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FILM; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR HYPERPLASIA; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTON INDUCED X RAY EMISSION METHOD.; PROTON RADIATION; SCALP HAIR; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; HAIR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS;

EID: 84878400942     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-013-9671-2     Document Type: Article

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