Propagation-based Phase-Contrast X-ray Imaging at a Compact Light Source

Abstract We demonstrate the applicability of propagation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging at a laser-assisted compact light source with known phantoms and the lungs and airways of a mouse. The Munich Compact Light Source provides a quasi-monochromatic beam with partial spatial coherence, and high...

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Main Authors: Regine Gradl, Martin Dierolf, Lorenz Hehn, Benedikt Günther, Ali Önder Yildirim, Bernhard Gleich, Klaus Achterhold, Franz Pfeiffer, Kaye Susannah Morgan
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bbccd0fb0fe24b03b8b648d118791e7f
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Summary:Abstract We demonstrate the applicability of propagation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging at a laser-assisted compact light source with known phantoms and the lungs and airways of a mouse. The Munich Compact Light Source provides a quasi-monochromatic beam with partial spatial coherence, and high flux relative to other non-synchrotron sources (up to 1010 ph/s). In our study we observe significant edge-enhancement and quantitative phase-retrieval is successfully performed on the known phantom. Furthermore the images of a small animal show the potential for live bio-imaging research studies that capture biological function using short exposures.