What is X-ray?
X-rays are an imaging technique in which the body is X-rayed using electromagnetic waves of a certain energy (X-rays). The procedure has long been used in medicine to visualise bones and their fractures.
What equipment is available at the LIB?
The LIB has a Faxitron Cabinet XRAY X-ray system.
What is the X-ray system at the LIB used for?
The X-ray system is used to visualise the internal structure of animals, especially the skeleton of vertebrates. In contrast to computer tomography (CT) data sets, images generated in this way are 2-dimensional. However, they can be generated much faster and with less effort.
The illustrations show examples of how the X-ray system is used in-house.
Dr. Benjamin Wipfler
- Head of Morphology Laboratory
Phone: +49 228 9122 235
E-Mail: benjamin.wipfler@leibniz-lib.de