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 component focuses primarily on the underlying physics, with a brief outlook on applications. In contrast, the seminar component focuses on the applications through student presentations. 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.
