Production and properties x-rays -- Industrial applications of x-rays -- X-ray diffraction -- X-ray spectra -- History and development of x-ray fluorescence spectrometry -- Instrumentation for x-ray spectrometry -- Comparison of wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometers -- More recent trends in x-ray fluorescence instrumentation -- Specimen preparation and presentation -- Use of x-ray spectrometry for qualitative analysis -- Considerations in quantitative x-ray fluorescence analysis -- Quantitative procedures in x-ray fluorescence analysis -- Applications of x-ray methods