Abstract: The detection system includes an x-ray fluorescence (XRF) device, a filter card, and a radiation detector. The XRF device having an x-ray tube including an x-ray source and an anode. The x-ray source is configured to produce an x-ray beam. The filter card is disposed along a path of the x-ray beam. A sample may be disposed on the filter card to be measured by the detection system. The radiation detector is coupled to the XRF device. In certain circumstances, the detection system includes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump, and a light element detector.

Abstract: The bone measurement system is configured to detect a density of a metallic source within a bone. The bone measurement system includes an x-ray fluorescence (XRF) device, a filter, a radiation detector, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions, and a processor. The XRF device may have an x-ray tube including an x-ray source and an anode. The x-ray source may be configured to produce an x-ray beam. The x-ray tube may include a backscatter geometry of around less than one-hundred and eighty degrees to more than ninety degrees. The filter may be disposed along a path of the x-ray beam. The radiation detector may be coupled to the XRF device.