New tabletop X-ray imaging method for dynamic objects

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Researchers have developed a new X-ray imaging technique capable of capturing dynamic objects, such as rotating engines or a beating heart, using a simplified, lower-radiation, and cost-effective tabletop setup compared to traditional methods.

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The research was published in the peer-reviewed journal Communications Physics on August 15.

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The team’s system could be used to capture dynamic objects such as rotating aircraft engines or biological movements like a beating heart.

Importantly, this could all be accomplished with a lower radiation dose and simpler set-up than traditional X-ray methods.

“In contrast to other available X-ray imaging techniques for moving objects, our method can be implemented with a conventional tabletop X-ray source,” the team said in a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Communications Physics on August 15.

“The set-up is simple, relatively inexpensive and easy to operate.”