A research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Extreme Light Laboratory had developed a new way to generate synchroton x-rays, which are high enough in quality for advanced medical imaging, among other applications.
Physics Professor Donald Umstadter, director of the Lab, led this research project. He compares the synchroton x-ray breakthrough to the development of personal computers, giving more people access to computing power once available only via large and costly mainframe computers. Shrinking components of advanced laser-based technology will increase the feasibility of producing high-quality x-rays in medical and university research laboratories, which in turn lead to new applications for the x-rays.
The new x-ray device could be small enough to fit in a hospital. This can increase the usage in wide range of applications.
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| Doctoral student Nathan displays the electron accelerator used to generate x-ray light |
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