X-Ray Spectroscopy in Biology and Medicine Preliminary Report on the Microanalysis of Human Tissues for Iron, Zinc, and Potassium

X-Ray Absorption and Emission

“…Fluorine (209,210) Gallium (487) Germanium (365,456) Hafnium (193) Hydrogen (142) Iodine (331,506) Iron In alloys" (37,162,170,191,220,290,320,343) In biological and medicinal materials (11,109,293,299) In cement materials (36, 133, 221, 454> 477) In metals (176,213,487) In minerals and ores (25,56,115,133,379,383,404,440,486) In miscellaneous materials (17, 99, 143, 145, 229, 268, 269, 284, 315, 338, 342 379 ¿23 424, 451, 455, 485, 506, 507) '…”

“…In alloys (81,289,466) In minerals and ores (295,296,386,486,490) In miscellaneous materials (289, 364) Nitrogen (300) Oxygen (210) Palladium (238) Phosphorus (23,133,145,166,209,221,229,379,397,506) Platinum (34) Plutonium (294,312) Potassium (25,145,269,284,299,379,451,484,506) Rare earth elements In minerals and ores (SOS, 458) In miscellaneous materials (202,281,443) In rare earth mixtures (168,202,405,458) Rhodium ( 238) Ruthenium (238) Scandium ( 293) Selenium (119,410) Silicon…”

“…In alloys (112,171,191,320,343,392,443) In biological and medicinal materials (11,62,109,299) In metals (176,487) In miscellaneous materials (17,86,133,236,293,342,397, 486, 499, 506) Zirconium…”

“…Applications to a wide variety of X-ray emission has been widely applied in the fields of biological and clinical chemistry (6,11,46,62,109,228,293,299,300,(330)(331)(332)410). Other Class 2 applications include: trace elements extracted from bitumen, asphalt, and coal (342); thin films produced by the reaction of lubricating oil additives with metal parts (397); and the combination of electrophoresis and chromatography (495).…”