X-ray fluorescence analysis of lead in human skeleton in vivo.
The lead concentration in the skeleton of living man was measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis. Five former workers from a metal industry were studied. The mean lead concentration in their skeletons was estimated to be 62 mug/g with a standard error of +/- 5 mug/g. A comparison with the "normal" skeletal concentrations of lead in people from southern Sweden showed the skeletal concentrations of the men studied to be about three to nine times higher.
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D011859:Radiography