Wm. Kwiatek et al., INVESTIGATION OF TRACE-ELEMENTS IN CANCER KIDNEY TISSUES BY SRIXE ANDPIXE, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 109, 1996, pp. 284-288
In November 1994 we performed some preliminary studies on cancer kidne
y tissues. The objective of the measurements was to find a difference
in trace element concentrations between normal and cancerous kidney ti
ssue. All targets were prepared as pellets of more or less the same we
ight and thickness. Kidney samples were obtained during surgical opera
tions done in the Clinic of Urology in Cracow. All kidneys were subjec
t to removal due to cancer disease. Samples for analysis were taken fr
om the cancerous part of the kidney and the non-cancerous one. Ail sam
ples were analyzed by means of SRIXE (Synchrotron Radiation Induced X-
ray Emission) at the NSLS (National Synchrotron Light Source) in BNL (
Brookhaven National Laboratory) and by means of PIXE at INP (Institute
of Nuclear Physics) in Cracow. According to the physician's investiga
tions, cadmium plays a role in oxidation process during tumor growth.
Also the other elements i.e. selenium plays here a significant role. T
he results obtained so far seem to be interesting and may confirm our
hypothesis about the cancer process in the kidney, the hypothesis will
be a subject of further study. The applied analytical technique enabl
es us to analyze with high precision even a small region of samples.