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X-ray system

What is X-ray?

X-rays of various fish

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?

X-ray of a snake

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

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