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Published on: May 27, 2008
[Synchrotron radiation techniques for structural characterisation of biological entities: an example with renal stone
D Bazin1, M Daudon, P Chevallier
1Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris XI, Orsay.
Abstract:
This paper describes the opportunities given by the synchrotron radiation techniques regarding the structural characterisation of biological entities. After a short recall on the characteristics of the synchrotron radiation, are described the experimental devices based on fluorescence X, wide angle X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, which may applied for biological samples, especially in the field of stone analysis. Recent progresses in medical research using synchrotron radiation will be also discussed.
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