Journal article
The localisation and micro-mapping of copper and other trace elements in breast tumours using a synchrotron micro-XRF system
Abstract
Trace elements have critical roles in cancer biology. The quantity and distribution of the elements Cl, Ca, K, P, S, Ti, Fe, Cu and Zn in samples of primary breast cancer have been assessed. The samples were formalin fixed tissue specimens formatted as microarrays of cores 1.0 mm diameter and 10 microm thick each. The data were obtained using a synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microprobe system. The spatial resolution of elemental maps was …
Authors
Farquharson MJ; Geraki K; Falkenberg G; Leek R; Harris A
Journal
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 183–188
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.08.013
ISSN
0969-8043