Medical applications of synchrotron radiation at the National Synchrotron Light Source

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7006416

Thomlinson, W

The overriding features of the synchrotron beams which make them applicable to medical research are their extremely high intensity and broadband energy spectrum. Several orders of magnitude separate the smooth, continuous spectrum of the synchrotron from the sharply peaked characteristic emission spectrum of a conventional source. Basically, the high intensity and tunability allow monochromatic beams to be generated at virtually any energy. The standard problem of beam hardening in both medical imaging and therapy is eliminated by the monochromatic beams since the energy spectrum does not change with passage through tissue. The tunable spectrum allows enhancement of images and therapeutic dose by selection of the most effective energy for a given procedure.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 7006416
• Report Number(s): BNL-47916; CONF-920821--1; ON: DE93000374
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ACCELERATORS
ARTERIES
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CORONARIES
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
MEDICINE
MICROSCOPY
NSLS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES
SYNCHROTRONS
THERAPEUTIC USES
THERAPY
TOMOGRAPHY
USES