Book review for “X-Ray Fluorescence in Biological Sciences: Principles, Instrumentation, and Applications”, Eds: V.K. Singh, J. Kawai, D.K. Tripathi. Wiley. 2022, 688 pp. ISBN: 978-1-119-64554-2A

Abstract

Through the efforts of three editors - V.K. Singh and D.K. Tripathi (India), and J. Kawai (Japan), as well as 79 qualified specialists from 14 countries, “X-ray Fluorescence in Biological Sciences: Principles, Instrumentation and Applications” monograph was prepared and published in March of this year. The book is divided into six parts. Part 1 is a general introduction to RFA (7 chapters). Parts 2 and 3 are relatively new versions of the XRF method using the synchrotron radiation for the excitation of fluorescence (5 chapters) and XRF with total external reflection (4 chapters). Part 4, a beginner's guide, is considered by the editors to be one of the highlights of this book (4 chapters). The main parts of this book are Parts 5 (Application for Biological Samples - 11 chapters) and 6 (Special Topics and Comparison with Other Methods - 8 chapters). The book provides information on advances in the application of X-ray fluorescence analysis that have not been reflected in general monographs published in recent years. Representatives of India prepared 15 chapters, colleagues from Russia – 7, from Mongolia and China – 3 each, Japan, Spain, Turkey and Slovenia – with 2 chapters each, Italy, Argentina, and Bangladesh – 1 each. Representatives of Algeria and Egypt co-authored with colleagues from Turkey, and of South Korea with colleagues from India, respectively. The largest number of participants (authors of chapters) – 29 – was noted for India, 11 – from Russia, and 6 each from China, Turkey, and Slovenia. The monograph will be in demand in the laboratories of universities and research institutes, especially in the laboratories of biological and medical research centers. It will be a useful guide for students of natural and chemical sciences, medical biology, plant physiology, and agriculture.