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Neutron-activation analysis of trace elements in thyroids

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Neutron activation analysis was used for routine measurement of trace elements in thyroids of inhabitants of Belarus as well as in thyroids of people operated for thyroid cancer. The method chosen allowed the analysis of 28 elements, among them essential and toxic ones, with a good accuracy. The results obtained showed significant differences in the elemental composition of thyroid from the different regions. The changes of elemental composition of thyroids of inhabitants of the Gomel region, where goiter is endemic, seem to be identical to those in the tumor tissue.

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  1. Radiation Physics and Chemistry Problems Institute, 220109 Sosny, Minsk, Belarus

    S. F. Boulyga

  2. Central Department of Analytical Chemistry, Research Center Jülich, D-52425, Jülich, Germany

    H. Petri

  3. Institute of Power Engineering Problems, 220109 Sosny, Minsk, Belarus

    I. V. Zhuk

  4. Institute of Radioecological Problems, 220109 Sosny, Minsk, Belarus

    N. V. Kanash & A. F. Malenchenko

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Boulyga, S.F., Petri, H., Zhuk, I.V. et al. Neutron-activation analysis of trace elements in thyroids. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 242, 335–340 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02345561

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