Tunable, monochromatic X-rays: An enabling technology for molecular/cellular imaging and therapy
✍ Scribed by Frank Carroll
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-2312
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Pulsed, tunable, monochromatic X‐rays hold great potential as a cellular and molecular probe. These beams can be tuned to the binding energy of orbital electrons in atoms, making them extremely useful in diagnostic k‐edge imaging and Auger cascade radiotherapy. Their wide tunability makes them ideal for the performance of various techniques as disparate as protein crystallography and three‐dimensional, compressionless, monochromatic mammography. Since only the frequency best suited to the task at hand is used, radiation exposure to patients or animals is exceedingly low when compared to standard X‐ray techniques. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.