ABSTRACT
The penetrating properties of MeV ions and the wide variety of different processes induced by their interaction with matter gives them unique and very useful possibilities for biomedicine. The analytical advantages of ion beam analysis (IBA) methods for biomedicine are summarized in Table 14.1. This
chapter is organized by first considering the constitution of biological matter and providing a brief introduction to the types of measurement. Sample presentation of biomedical materials is of central importance and is introduced next. Subsequently, the use of broad beam-and microbeam-based measurements is treated with emphasis on particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) (Johansson and Campbell 1988; Johansson, Campbell, and Malmqvist 1995; Campbell 2009), which is the most widely used IBA technique in biomedicine. Finally, some emerging MeV ion beam methods for biomedical work are discussed.
