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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 29.
Published in final edited form as: Biomed Sci Instrum. 2010;46:404–409.

Table 2.

Comparative Ranking of Elements Low to Highest in Samples.

Tissue Type Metal Element Sequence
Normal Lung
Lung Tumor
Na, Fe, Ca, Mg Ba, Pb, Sr, Zn, Al, Cu, Cr
Na, Fe, Zn, Ca, Mg, Al, Ba, Sr, Cu, Cr
Normal Breast
Breast Tumor
Na, Ca, Fe, Zn, Ba, Mg, Pb, Cr, Sr, Cu, Sr, Se
Na, Fe, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cr, Al, Ba, Cu, Sr, Pb, Mn, Se
Normal Liver
Liver Tumor
Fe, Ca, Na, Mg, Zn, Al, Sr, Pb, Ba, Cr, Cu
Ca, Na, Mg, Fe, Zn, Al, Ba, Se, Sr, Pb, Cu, Cr