摘要 |
<p>A sensitive assay method for measuring the quantity of elemental gallium present in a test sample comprising a body tissue or a body fluid, the method comprising: diluting said test sample with nitric acid, introducing said diluted test sample into an atomic absorption spectrometer having a Zeeman-effect background correction calculating capability, determining said test sample's absorption at a desired wavelength while subjecting said test sample to an atomization and a burning in said atomic absorption spectrometer, performing a Zeeman-effect background correction on said determined absorption for said test sample to give a corrected absorption for said test sample, and comparing said corrected absorption for said test sample with a standard curve.</p> |