Scanning X-ray scattering: Evaluating the nanostructure of human tissues

X-ray scattering techniques allow uncovering the nanostructure of human hard and soft tissues. They provide not only the presence of nanostructures but also their orientation and texture. The combination of these techniques with highly intense, focused X-ray, highly efficient and fast detection systems as well as scanning possibilities results in spatially resolved images, which are of high interest for medical experts in very different areas such as dentistry and urology. The Paul Scherrer Institute invites qualified applications from these experts for beamtime at the cSAXS beamline of the Swiss Light Source to extend the anatomical knowledge of human tissues on the entire nanometer scale.