Analysis of Trace Elements in Bone by Radioisotope Induced EDXRF

Authors

  • Daisy Joseph Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
  • Sivan Kutty Medical Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
  • Ajay Chaubey Medical Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
  • R K Choudhury Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
  • Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Tissue Bank, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Road, Mumbai- 400012
  • Urmila Samant Tissue Bank, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Road, Mumbai- 400012
  • Cynthia D’Lima 3Tissue Bank, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Road, Mumbai- 400012

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.24.2

Keywords:

EDXRF, femoral head, bone samples, osteoporosis, lead

Abstract

In order to obtain a correlation of lead in bone and osteoporosis and other toxic related disease a study was carried out on bones. Femoral head bone samples obtained from osteoporosis patients were analyzed using Cd109 induced EDXRF consisting of a Si(Li) X-ray detector spectrometer coupled to a PC based Multichannel Analyzer. Besides other trace elements, calcium and strontium were predominantly seen in all samples. Lead was also detected.

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Published

2013-01-08