ZAMBONI, C.B.METAIRON, S.KOVACS, L.MACEDO, D.V.RIZZUTTO, M.A.2017-03-162017-03-162016ZAMBONI, C.B.; METAIRON, S.; KOVACS, L.; MACEDO, D.V.; RIZZUTTO, M.A. Determination of Fe in blood using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: an alternative for sports medicine. <b>Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry</b>, v. 307, n. 3, p. 1641-1643, 2016. DOI: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4511-9">10.1007/s10967-015-4511-9</a>. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/27183.0236-5731http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/27183An alternate methodology based on a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (PXRFS) for determination of Fe in blood was evaluated. The iron concentrations was determined in whole blood of 18 male amateur athletes (runners) using this portable XRF spectrometer and compared with a control group (54 male donors at the same age but not involved with physical activities) obtained by XRF and NAA techniques. The Fe concentration in the blood of runners is an important factor in sports medicine contributing to the performance of endurance athletes as well as for proposing new protocols of clinical evaluation.1641-1643openAccessbloodelement abundanceironmedical examinationsneutron activation analysissport facilitiesx-ray fluorescence analysisArtigo de periódico330710.1007/s10967-015-4511-9https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-269243.10