6. Fields of application
6.1 Life Sciences
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PIXE analysis is particularly well suited to the determination of heavy elements in light matrices. It therefore excels in the analysis of living tissue, where the organic matrix emits only very low-energy X-rays. It enables the determination of trace metals essential to life (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se...), minerals (Na, Mg, P, S, K, Ca...) and most of the elements involved in the metabolism of any living being. It can also be used to measure heavy metals and toxic substances, whether for environmental studies (pollution by Cd, Hg, Pb...) or toxicology/pharmacology studies. Since the 1980s, this method has been used in numerous studies on the role of trace elements in various pathologies, mostly for assays in biological fluids or mineralized tissues,...
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Processing software
There are around ten PIXE spectrum processing software packages, most of them developed by research laboratories. They are either based on deconvolution with calculation of peak areas, or on fitting a simulated spectrum to the experimental spectrum. They all enable concentrations to be calculated. Seven programs, Geopixe
Conferences
International Conference on Nuclear Microprobe Technology and Applications (ICNMTA), whose proceedings are published every two years.
International Conference on PIXE and its analytical applications, held every 3 years and devoted entirely to the PIXE technique.
International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis, held every 2 years.
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