Course Description
Due to their short wavelength, hard X-rays can deeply penetrate matter such as biological tissues, and provide information about their internal architecture at micro- and nanometric resolution. This course covers the fundamental interaction of X-rays with matter, and its exploitation in selected X-ray methods used in biomedical research.
The lecture is structured in two parts: In the first half of the semester, the focus lies primarily on the underlying physics, while the second half examines biomedical applications in greater detail. This part covers aspects of a journal club, and the concepts learned during the first half are applied in critical discussions. Students are encouraged to submit suggestions for research topics or works to be discussed in the applied part.
An excursion to the Swiss Synchrotron Light Source (SLS) at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen is planned at the end of the semester.
