Physicists to enhance accuracy of the world's most powerful synchrotron
According to the head of the TPU researcher Alexander Potylitsyn at the Department of Applied Physics, X-ray and laser radiation are commonly used in modern medicine, but separately from each other. X-rays allow doctors to superficially scan the patient's body. However, it is impossible to see inside a specific biological object, for example, blood vessels near the heart. The problem of medical X-ray sources is related to their scattering processes inside structures; therefore, only a small amount of energy reaches the targeted area of the body, significantly reducing diagnostic capabilities. By contrast, laser light comprises a focused energy flow that is not dissipated. But lasers can't penetrate structures thicker than 30 cm, and because this radiation is high temperature, there is a danger of damage to human body tissues.