Journal:
:iranian journal of radiation research
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k. moosavi van de graff laboratory, nuclear science research school, nuclear science and technology research institute (nstri), tehran, iran
s. vatankhah van de graff laboratory, nuclear science research school, nuclear science and technology research institute (nstri), tehran, iran
j. salimi vascular surgery department, sina hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
m. moradi van de graff laboratory, nuclear science research school, nuclear science and technology research institute (nstri), tehran, iran
background: proton induced x-ray emission (pixe) has been applied as reliable and improved techniques in this study to compare concentration of various trace elements in normal and abnormal varicose veins. materials and methods: five samples from normal veins and 13 samples from varicose veins bombarded by 2.0 mev energy proton beams produced by a van de graff accelerator in vacuum. two specime...
