On the applications of IBA techniques to biological samples analysis: PIXE and RBS

J. M. Falcón-González, J. Bernal-Alvarado, M. García-León, R. García-Tenorio, Y. Morilla García, M. Sosa

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Abstract

The analytical techniques based on ion beams or IBA techniques give quantitative information on elemental concentration in samples of a wide variety of nature. In this work, we focus on PIXE technique, analyzing thick target biological specimens (TTPIXE), using 3 MeV protons produced by an electrostatic accelerator. A nuclear microprobe was used performing PIXE and RBS simultaneously, in order to solve the uncertainties produced in the absolute PIXE quantifying. The advantages of using both techniques and a nuclear microprobe are discussed. Quantitative results are shown to illustrate the multielemental resolution of the PIXE technique; for this, a blood standard was used.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Physics - Tenth Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics
Pages179-182
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event10th Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics - Mexico City, Mexico
Duration: 17 Mar 200819 Mar 2008

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1032
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference10th Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityMexico City
Period17/03/0819/03/08

Keywords

  • IBA techniques
  • Nuclear microprobe
  • PIXE
  • RBS
  • TTPIXE

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