Elemental analysis of bone: proton-induced X-ray emission testing in forensic cases

被引：28

作者：

Warren, MW

Falsetti, AB

Kravchenko, II

Dunnam, FE

Van Rinsvelt, HA

Maples, WR

机构：

[1] Univ Florida, Dept Anthropol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

[2] Univ Florida, Dept Phys, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

来源：

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL | 2002年 / 125卷 / 01期

关键词：

forensic anthropology; elemental analysis; PIXE; cremation; GSW;

D O I：

10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00614-4

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

Proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) is a spectroscopic technique that provides the researcher with the elemental composition of a given target material. In this paper, we illustrate the utility of PIXE analysis in two forensic contexts: (1) case of cremation in which the nature of the remains is questioned and (2) cases of death by gunshot wound, In the first case, elemental analysis by PIXE reveals that the purported cremated remains are not bone. The last two cases show that radiopaque metallic residue embedded in bone is composed of lead from a projectile. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：37 / 41

页数：5

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