The crucial contribution of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy in medicine

This contribution tries to indicate to the clinician what kind of information can be investi-gated through X-ray fluorescence, what kind of information can be extracted from this spectroscopy and finally how it competes with other tools described in previous publications such as Fourier Trans -form Infrared or Raman spectroscopy, X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. To attain this goal, several examples based on X-ray fluorescence experiments performed on biological samples namely concretions, medical devices, biological fluids as well as tissues are presented.

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This contribution provides insights into the application of X-ray fluorescence in clinical practice, including the type of information that can be obtained, the information extracted from fluorescence spectroscopy, and its competition with other tools.