Biomedical applications of synchrotron x-ray microscopy

Conference · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7070253

Jones, K. W.; Bockman, R. S.; Gordon, B. M.; Rivers, M. L.; Saubermann, A. J.; Schidlovsky, G.; Spanne, P.

X-ray beams produced in synchrotron storage rings are useful for many biomedical experiments since a very high flux of x rays can be delivered to a sample. The beam can be restricted to a diameter of less than 10 micrometers using appropriate optical systems or collimators. It is then possible to employ these beams to make elemental maps of biological materials using synchrotron radiation-induced x-ray emission (SRIXE) to identify particular elements or to use differences in the linear attenuation coefficients for computed microtomography (CMT). Biomedical applications of these methods will be illustrated using work done at the Brookhaven X-26 X-Ray Microscope.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER; DOHHS; SEMRC; SESM
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 7070253
• Report Number(s): BNL-42934; CONF-8906283-1; ON: DE90004957; CNN: P41RR01838; CA3845; CA29502; MFR-7557
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. international workshop of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and PIXE applications in life sciences, Capri (Italy), 29-30 Jun 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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