Beyond the boundary

摘要

An imaging system with the potential to revolutionise the X-ray techniques used in medicine, biology, industry and security is to be built by researchers at University College, London.rnThey will create the equipment using a technique previously limited to highly precise synchrotron radiation facilities.rnThe technique could be used for the early diagnosis of breast tumours, detection of faint lung lesions in planar images instead of CT scans and imaging of blood vessels without contrast agents. It could also be used to detect microfractures and dilamination in composite materials, which is not always possible with X-ray imaging.rnThe five-year project, which has received more than ￡800,000 in funding from the EPSRC, will begin in October.