Phase-contrast Imaging and Tomography

Phase-contrast imaging (PCI) is a new powerful type of X-ray imaging, which makes use of free-space propagation as well as optical elements. PCI is specially tailored to image samples which are invisible to conventional X-ray techniques. For instance, PCI reveals the internal structure of low-absorption materials, where traditional X-ray radiography methods often struggle to provide sufficient contrast. Such "extended X-ray vision" is extremely important for imaging in medicine, biology and materials science.

These interesting and challenging projects will require the student to analyse the experimental data acquired at the medical imaging beamlines at synchrotrons and laboratory X-ray sources. Projects require a working knowledge of Python, Matlab or IDL.

For further information see Dr Konstantin Pavlov's profile