• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: High-resolution μCT of a mouse embryo using a compact laser-driven X-ray betatron source
  • Contributor: Cole, Jason M.; Symes, Daniel R.; Lopes, Nelson C.; Wood, Jonathan C.; Poder, Kristjan; Alatabi, Saleh; Botchway, Stanley W.; Foster, Peta S.; Gratton, Sarah; Johnson, Sara; Kamperidis, Christos; Kononenko, Olena; De Lazzari, Michael; Palmer, Charlotte A. J.; Rusby, Dean; Sanderson, Jeremy; Sandholzer, Michael; Sarri, Gianluca; Szoke-Kovacs, Zsombor; Teboul, Lydia; Thompson, James M.; Warwick, Jonathan R.; Westerberg, Henrik; Hill, Mark A.; [...]
  • imprint: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
  • Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802314115
  • ISSN: 0027-8424; 1091-6490
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  • Description: <jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>High-resolution microcomputed tomography with benchtop X-ray sources requires long scan times because of the heat load limitation on the anode. We present an alternative, high-brightness plasma-based X-ray source that does not suffer from this restriction. A demonstration of tomography of a centimeter-scale complex organism achieves equivalent quality to a commercial scanner. We will soon be able to record such scans in minutes, rather than the hours required by conventional X-ray tubes.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access