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11 April 2024 Development of a laser-driven x-ray source for medical imaging
Benjamin Barbrel, Emile Barjou, Antoine Courjaud, Fabien Dorchies, Pauline Lehoux, Francesca Mastropietro, Panyi Song, Aboubakr Bakkali
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Abstract
We report advances in the development of a robust, laser-driven X-ray source. An ultrafast, high-average-power laser driver (1 kHz, 25 mJ, 1.5 ps) allows us to reach sufficient X-ray photon flux to demonstrate the source performance in a realistic imaging application by realizing a complete tomographic sequence in under-15min exposure time, edging toward clinical imaging relevance. This kind of compact, high-brilliance, hard X-ray source holds promise to unlock the development of practical phase-contrast medical imaging.
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Benjamin Barbrel, Emile Barjou, Antoine Courjaud, Fabien Dorchies, Pauline Lehoux, Francesca Mastropietro, Panyi Song, and Aboubakr Bakkali "Development of a laser-driven x-ray source for medical imaging", Proc. SPIE PC12939, High-Power Laser Ablation VIII, PC1293914 (11 April 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3012844
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KEYWORDS
Laser development

X-ray sources

X-rays

Medical imaging

Molybdenum

Laser applications

Laser stabilization

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