The past decade has witnessed significant advances in technologies related to X-ray
spectroscopic techniques, both as a result of advances in X-ray optics, focusing devices, and
detectors and because of greater availability of high-brilliance synchrotron facilities …

Several major diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular abnormalities, may be linked to
pathological deposition of minerals or organic compounds in various tissues. 1− 3 Thus, the
detection of such minerals or compounds and understanding the physicochemical …

Synchrotron microprobe and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRFS) were used to analyse
several teeth and pieces of bone, respectively, originating from subjects of the chalcolithic
period. A synchrotron microprobe with 100 μm resolution and monochromatic photons of 18 …

Objectives In this study we present the application of a novel laboratory method that employs
laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to construct two-
dimensional maps of trace elements in teeth. Methods Teeth were sectioned longitudinally …

This annual review of X-ray fluorescence covers developments over the period 2000–2001
in instrumentation and detectors, matrix correction and spectrum analysis software, X-ray
optics and microfluorescence, synchrotron XRF, TXRF, portable XRF and on-line …

Objectives: The luminous plasma generated during laser ablation of dental tissue and dental
materials has been analyzed to determine qualitative and quantitative elemental
composition. Background Data: The use of pulsed lasers for controlled material ablation now …

During our study a procedure of hair (62 samples) and teeth (38 samples) preparation for
the XRF analysis was worked out. The samples were collected from the inhabitants of
Katowice, Gliwice, Pyskowice and Tychy (Silesia, Poland). In hair samples S, Ca, Na, Mg, P …

Human teeth were analysed by X-ray microfluorescence analysis using synchrotron
radiation (μSRXRF). The aim of this work was to study the elemental distribution for Ca, Zn
and Sr along the dental regions, enamel, dentine and pulp from patterns of relative …

This paper reports on the measurements of elemental profiles in teeth collected from two
different populations, both living in isolated Portuguese islands of the Azores: S. Miguel and
Terceira. Both populations are good producers of cattle, in spite of the proximity of the sea …

Nitrogen isotope ratios in tissues are often used to aid in the reconstruction of the marine
component of diets in past populations. Elevated δ 15 N values normally found with high
trophic level marine resource consumption can, however, also be mimicked by physiological …