Our vision is to marry UCL's world-class research and expertise on phase-based XRI (see here), inverse problems and nanofabrication with NXTS's innovation on scatter analysis, image reconstruction and colour x-ray imaging in order to achieve the next step change in XRI technology, with the UK industrial and academic communities firmly at the centre. This will deliver transformative solutions that are practicable in an industrial context and beneficial to a wide user base, while also enabling new science. Our ambition is to replace conventional attenuation based XRI with energy-resolved, phase-based technology combined with scatter retrieval and novel algorithms in most application areas.
People
Prof Sandro Olivo, Academic PI
Prof David Bate, Industrial PI
Prof Simon Arridge, co-I
Prof Ioannis Papakonstantinou, co-I
Dr Charlotte Hagen, co-I
Prof Marco Endrizzi, co-I
Prof Peter Munro, co-I
Dr Daniel Briglin, NXTS researcher
Mr Anton Charman, NXTS researcher
Dr Ian Buchanan, PDRA
Dr Grammatiki Lioliou, PDRA
Dr Tom Partridge
Mr Alessandro Rossi, PhD student
Mr Carlo Peiffer, PhD student
Mr Carlos Navarrete Leon, PhD student
Mr Joel Enwald, PhD student
Mr Kush Shah, PhD student
Associated UCL Researchers
Dr Silvia Cipiccia, Lecturer
Dr Alberto Astolfo, Systems Engineer
Dr Michela Esposito, PDRA
Ms Sumera Rehman, PhD student
Dr Oriol Roche I Morgó, Experimental officer
Dr Adam Doherty, PDRA
Ms Rimcy Palakkappilly Alikunju, PhD student
Mr Glafkos Havariyoun, PhD student
Mr Yunzhe Li, PhD student
Former Members
Dr Martyna Michalska, PDRA
Dr Nargiza Djurabekova, PDRA
Ms Amy Ha, PhD student
Dr Wilf Shorrock, NXTS researcher
Developed Imaging Systems
At Nikon
“NGI” high-energy (up to 160 kVp) x-ray phase contrast system capable of scanning large (~20 x 50 cm2) objects while simultaneously providing attenuation, differential phase and dark field images. It is currently being adapted for CT imaging, and used to test various energy-resolved detector solutions.
At Nikon
“HICF” system – it performs phase CT of large (up to 8 cm diameter) samples in short exposure times (~10’), and was tested “in the field” for intra-operative imaging. Currently being upgraded to reach higher resolutions (10 mm), include cycloidal tomography, and produce dark-field CTs as well.
At UCL
The UCL system upon which the Nikon HICF prototype is based. Source, pre-sample and post sample masks and detector are visible from left to right. The system is flexible and can accommodate different mask types, acquisition geometries, etc.
At UCL
UCL flexible system allowing fast re-configuration to test new source/detector/mask solutions
At UCL
UCL low-energy (8 keV) microscopy system – the beam is propagated from the source at the far end through a vacuum pipe to reduce air attenuation to a high-resolution detector at the other end (not visible in the photo).
Breakthroughs
Direct measurement of scattering signals
Phase contrast microtomography in a compact laboratory set-up with two-directional phase sensitivity
Enhanced material discrimination with dark field imaging combined with deep learning
Cycloidal Computed Tomography
Dynamic, Multi-modal Imaging of Additive Manufacturing
Protocols to Support the Development of Regenerative Medicine
Digital Histology of Breast Tumours
Integrating the detector mask into the detector itself
Low-energy x-ray microscopy with user-defined resolution
Robust Phase Integration
High-resolution Single-shot Multimodal X-ray Imaging
Publications
- Hagen CK, Vittoria FA, Roche ì Morgo O, Endrizzi M and Olivo A, “Cycloidal Computed Tomography”, Phys. Rev. Appl. 14 (2020) 014069
- Hagen CK, Roche ì Morgo O, and Olivo A, “Predicting the noise in hybrid (phase and attenuation) x-ray images acquired with the edge illumination technique”, Med. Phys. 47 (2020) 4439-49
- Doherty A, Massimi L, Olivo A and Endrizzi M, “Optimal and Automated Mask Alignment for use in Edge Illumination X-Ray Differential-Phase and Dark-Field Imaging Techniques”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 984 (2020) 164602
- Buchanan I, Kallon G, Beckenbach T, Schulz J, Endrizzi M and Olivo A, “Effective modelling of high-energy laboratory-based x-ray phase contrast imaging utilising absorption masks or gratings”, J. Appl. Phys. 128 (2020) 214503
- Dreier ES, Bergamaschi A, Kallon GK, Brönniman R, Olsen UL, Olivo A and Endrizzi M “Tracking based, high-resolution single-shot multimodal x-ray imaging in the laboratory enabled by the sub-pixel resolution capabilities of the MÖNCH detector”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 117 (2020) 264101
- Massimi L, Buchanan I, Astolfo A, Endrizzi M and Olivo A, “A fast, non-iterative algorithm for quantitative integration of x-ray differential phase-contrast images”, Opt. Exp. 28 (2020) 39677-87
- Massimi L, Savvidis S, Endrizzi M and Olivo A “Improved visualisation of x-ray phase contrast volumetric data through artifact-free integrated differential images”, Phys. Med. 84 (2021) 80-4
- Roche I Morgo O, Massimi L, Suaris T, Endrizzi M, Munro PRT, Savvidis S, Havariyoun G, Hawker PMS, Astolfo A, Larkin OJ, Nelan RL, Jones JL, Pelt DM, Bate D, Olivo A and Hagen CK “Exploring the potential of cycloidal computed tomography for advancing intraoperative specimen imaging”, Proc. SPIE 11840 (2021) 118400R
- Olivo A on behalf of the UCL AXIm Group “Edge-illumination x-ray phase-contrast imaging”, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 33 (2021) 363002
- Roche I Morgo O, Vittoria FA, Endrizzi M, Olivo A and Hagen CK “Technical note: practical implementation strategies of cycloidal computed tomography”, Med. Phys, 48 (2021) 6524-6530
- Massimi L, Partridge T, Astolfo A, Endrizzi M, Hagen CK, Munro PRT, Bate D and Olivo A “Optimisation of multi-point phase retrieval in edge illumination x-ray imaging”, Med. Phys, 48 (2021) 5884-5896
- Massimi L, Clark SJ, Marussi S, Doherty A, Schulz J, Marathe S, Rau C, Endrizzi M, Lee PD and Olivo A “Dynamic, multi-contrast x-ray imaging method applied to additive manufacturing”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 127 (2021) 215503
- Pelt DM, Roche I Morgo O, Maughan Jones C, Olivo A and Hagen CK, “Cycloidal CT with CNN-based sinogram completion and in-scan generation of training data”, Sci. Rep. 12 (2022) 893
- Massimi L, Suaris T, Hagen CK, Endrizzi M, Munro PRT, Havariyoun G, Hawker PMS, Smit B, Astolfo A, Larkin OJ, Waltham RM, Shah Z, Duffy SW, Nelan RL, Peel A, Jones JL, Haig IG, Bate D and Olivo A, “Volumetric high-resolution X-ray phase-contrast virtual histology of breast specimens with a compact laboratory system”, IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging 41 (2022) 1188-95
- Savvidis S, Gerli MFM, Pellegrini M, Massimi L, Hagen CK, Endrizzi M, Atzeni A, Ogunbiyi OK, Turmaine M, Smith ES, Fagiani C, Selmin G, Urbani L, Durkin N, Shibuya S, De Coppi P and Olivo A “Monitoring tissue engineered constructs and protocols with laboratory-based x-ray phase contrast tomography”, Acta Biomater. 141 (2022) 290-9
- Astolfo A, Buchanan I, Partridge T, Kallon GK, Hagen CK, Munro PRT, Endrizzi M, Bate D and Olivo A “The effect of a variable focal spot size on the contrast channels retrieved in edge-illumination x-ray phase contrast imaging”, Sci. Rep. 12 (2022) 3354
- Shoukroun D, Massimi L, Endrizzi M, Bate D, Fromme P and Olivo A “Edge illumination x-ray phase contrast imaging for impact damage detection in CFRP”, Mater. Today Commun. 31 (2022) 103279
- Buchanan I, Astolfo A, Endrizzi M, Bate D and Olivo A “Reliable material characterisation at low x-ray energy through the phase-attenuation duality”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 120 (2022) 124102
- Massimi L, Kallon GK, Buchanan I, Endrizzi M, Dobrosz P, Brooks R, Brau D, Bullard E and Olivo A, “Replacing the detector mask with a structured scintillator in edge-illumination x-ray phase contrast imaging”, J. Appl. Phys. 131 (2022) 204501
- Shoukroun D, Olivo A and Fromme P “Edge illumination x-ray phase contrast imaging and ultrasonic attenuation for porosity quantification in composite structures”, Proceedings of the ASME 2021 48th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE 2021), V001T10A001, pp 1-6
- Shoukroun D, Doherty A, Endrizzi M, Bate D, Fromme P and Olivo A, “Post-acquisition mask misalignment correction for edge illumination x-ray phase contrast imaging”, Rev. Sci Instrum. 93 (2022) 053706
- Esposito M, Massimi L, Buchanan I, Ferrara JD, Endrizzi M and Olivo A “Test and optimisation of a multi-modal phase-based x-ray microscope for soft tissue imaging”, Proc. SPIE 12031 (2022) 1203102
- Esposito M, Massimi L, Buchanan I, Ferrara JD, Endrizzi M and Olivo A, “A laboratory-based, low-energy, multi-modal x-ray microscope with user-defined resolution”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 120 (2022) 234101
- Massimi L, Clark SJ, Marussi S, Doherty A, Shah SM, Schulz J, Marathe S, Rau C, Endrizzi M, Lee PD and Olivo A “Time resolved in-situ multi-contrast X-ray imaging of melting in metals”, Sci. Rep. 12 (2022) 12136
- Partridge T, Astolfo A, Shankar SS, Vittoria FA, Endrizzi M, Arridge S, Riley-Smith T, Haig IG, Bate D and Olivo A “Enhanced detection of threat materials by dark-field x-ray imaging combined with deep neural networks”, Nat. Commun. 13 (2022) 4651
- Roche I Morgo O, Aleksejev J, Astolfo A, Savvidis S, Gerli MFM, Cipiccia S, Olivo A and Hagen CK “Utility of knife-edge position tracking in cycloidal computed tomography”, Opt. Exp. 30 (2022) 43209-22
- Makarova OV, Divan R, Moldovan N, Czaplewski DA, Esposito M, Endrizzi M, Tang C-M, Ferrara JD and Olivo A “Freestanding high-aspect-ratio gold masks for low-energy, phase-based x-ray microscopy”, Nanotechnology 34 (2022) 045301
- Lioliou G, Roche I Morgo O, Marathe S, Wanelik K, Cipiccia S, Olivo A and Hagen CK “Cycloidal-spiral sampling for three-modal x-ray CT flyscans with two-dimensional phase sensitivity”, Sci. Rep. 12 (2022) 21336
- Alikunju RP, Kearney S, Moss R, Khan A, Stamatis Y, Bullard E, Anaxagoras T, Brodrick J and Olivo A “Effect of different scintillator choices on the x-ray imaging performance of CMOS sensors", Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 1050 (2023) 168136
- Michalska M, Rossi A, Kokot G, Macdonald CM, Cipiccia S, Munro PRT, Olivo A and Papakonstantinou I “Fabrication of high-aspect ratio nanogratings for phase-based x-ray imaging”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 33 (2023) 2212660
- Havariyoun G, Massimi L, Hagen C, Endrizzi M and Olivo A “Modulation transfer function (MTF) evaluation for x-ray phase imaging systems employing attenuation masks”, Phys. Med. Biol. 68 (2023) 09NT02
- Doherty A, Savvidis S, Navarrete-Leon C, Gerli MFM, Olivo A and Endrizzi M “Edge-illumination x-ray dark-field tomography”, Phys. Rev. Appl. 19 (2023) 054042
- Lioliou G, Navarrete-Leon C, Astolfo A, Savvidis S, Bate D, Endrizzi M, Hagen C.K and Olivo A “A laboratory-based beam tracking x-ray imaging method achieving two-dimensional phase sensitivity and isotropic resolution with unidirectional undersampling”, Sci. Rep. 13 (2023) 8707
- Navarrete-Leon C, Doherty A, Savvidis S, Gerli MFM, Piredda G, Astolfo A, Bate D, Cipiccia S, Hagen CK, Olivo A and Endrizzi M “X-ray phase-contrast micro tomography of soft tissues using a compact laboratory system with two-directional sensitivity”, Optica 10 (2023) 880-7
- Astolfo A, Haig IG, Bate D, Olivo A and Modregger P “Increased material differentiation through multi-contrast x-ray imaging: a preliminary evaluation of potential applications to the detection of threat materials", Phys. Scr. 98 (2023) 095501
- Peiffer C, Brombal L, Maughan Jones CJ, Arfelli F, Astolfo A, Dreossi D, Endrizzi M, Hagen CK, Mazzolani A, Menk R, Rigon L, Olivo A and Munro PRT “On the equivalence of the x-ray scattering retrieval with beam tracking and analyser-based imaging using a synchrotron source”, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 56 (2023) 45LT02
- Shoukroun D, Massimi L, Endrizzi M, Nesbitt A, Bate D, Fromme P and Olivo A, “Quantification of porosity in composite plates using planar x-ray phase contrast imaging”, NDT&E Int. 139 (2023) 102935
- Esposito M, Astolfo A, Cipiccia S, Maughan Jones C, Savvidis S, Ferrara JD, Endrizzi M, Dudhia J and Olivo A “Technical note: cartilage imaging with sub-cellular resolution using a laboratory-based phase-contrast x-ray microscope”, Med. Phys. 50 (2023) 6130-6
- Doherty A, Fourmaux S, Astolfo A, Ziesche R, Wood J, Finlay O, Stolpe W, Batey D, Manke I, Legare F, Boone M, Symes D, Najmudin Z, Endrizzi M, Olivo A and Cipiccia S “Femtosecond multimodal imaging with a laser-driven x-ray source”, Commun. Phys. 6 (2023) 288
- Buchanan I, Cipiccia S, Peiffer C, Navarrete-Leon C, Astolfo A, Partridge T, Esposito M, Fardin L, Bravin A, Hagen CK, Endrizzi M, Munro PRT, Bate D and Olivo A “Direct x-ray scattering signal measurement in edge-illuminaiton/beam-tracking and their interplay with the variance of the refraction signals”, Appl. Phys. Rev. 10 (2023) 041406
- Esposito M, Buchanan I, Massimi L, Ferrara JD, Shearing PR, Olivo A and Endrizzi M “Laboratory-based x-ray dark field microscopy”, Phys. Rev. Appl. 20 (2023) 064039
- Lioliou G, Buchanan I, Astolfo A, Endrizzi M, Bate D, Hagen CK and Olivo A “Framework to optimize fixed-length micro-CT systems for propagation-based phase-contrast imaging”, Opt. Exp. 32 (2024) 4839-56
- Partridge T, Astolfo A, Buchanan I, Kallon GK, Munro PRT, Hagen CK, Endrizzi M, Bate D and Olivo A “Reliable extraction of x-ray refraction and dark-field signals with a large field of view, multi-modal scanning system at spectral energies up to 150 kVp”, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 57 (2024) 175104
- Brombal L, Arfelli F, Brun F, Di Trapani V, Endrizzi M, Menk RH, Perion P, Rigon L, Saccomanno M, Tromba G and Olivo A “Edge-illumination spectral phase-contrast tomography”, Phys. Med. Biol, in press
Conference Presentations and Seminars
- Edge Illumination phase contrast for synchrotron and laboratory-based X-ray imaging techniques, CABI Seminar Series, UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, London, UK, Feb 28 2020 (Endrizzi, invited seminar)
- Laboratory-based phase contrast tomography, CCPi Tomographic Imaging “Lunch & Learn” Seminar Series, held remotely, May 12 2020 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Three different ways of implementing cycloidal computed tomography: a discussion of pros and cons, 6th International Conference on Image Formation in X-Ray Computed Tomography, held remotely, Aug 3-7 2020 (Roche i Morgó)
- Opportunities for x-ray phase contrast imaging with laser-driven sources, Community Meeting on Wakefield Acceleration, held remotely, Sept 8 2020 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- X-ray phase contrast techniques for synchrotron and laboratory-based imaging, Doctoral Schools Lecture, Centre for X-ray Tomography, Department Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Belgium, held remotely, Nov 23 2020 (Endrizzi, invited seminar)
- Composite porosity characterisation using x-ray edge illumination imaging and ultrasonic techniques, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XV, held remotely, Mar 22-25 2021 (Shoukroun)
- Giving x-rays soft tissue sensitivity through phase contrast imaging, held remotely, UCL Bioimaging Interest Group Seminar Series, May 14 2021 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- X-ray edge illumination using direct detection technology, 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors (iWoRid 2021), held remotely, Jun 28-Jul 1 2021 (Endrizzi, invited keynote)
- X-ray ptychography: from the synchrotron to your laboratory, 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors (iWoRid 2021), held remotely, Jun 28-Jul 1 2021 (Cipiccia, invited keynote)
- The Use of Edge Illumination Xray Phase Contrast Imaging and Ultrasonic Attenuation for Porosity Detection in Composite Structures, Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, held remotely, Jul 28-30 2021 (Shoukroun)
- Exploring the potential of cycloidal computed tomography for advancing intraoperative specimen imaging, SPIE Optics and Photonics, held remotely, 1-5 Aug 2021 (Roche i Morgó)
- Edge-illumination x-ray phase contrast CT for intra-operative imaging and digital histology, EMIM 2021 pre-symposium “X-ray based imaging on different scales for biomedical applications”, Goettingen, Germany, Aug 23 2021 (Olivo, invited talk)
- Biomedical applications of compact laboratory x-ray phase contrast CT systems based on edge-illumination, EMIM 2021, Goettingen, Germany, Aug 24 2021 (Olivo, invited keynote)
- X-Ray Phase-contrast imaging: edge illumination basic principles and their application, Tomography for Scientific Advancement (ToScA) 2021, held remotely, Sept 1-3 2021 (Endrizzi, invited keynote)
- Laboratory-based x-ray phase contrast imaging for NDT and industrial testing, Image-Based Simulation for Industry 2021 (iBSim-4i), London, UK Oct 18-21 2021 (Olivo)
- Enhanced detection of threat materials through edge-illumination based x-ray dark field imaging combined with machine learning, Scientific Workshop International Seminar Series (SWISS), held remotely, Nov 4 2021 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Poisson noise analysis of the Pixirad-2/PIXIE-III photon counting detector, 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors (iWoRid 2021), held remotely, Jun 28-Jul 1 2021 (Navarrete Leon)
- Characterisation of different Gaussian fitting and phase contrast retrieval methods, Workshop on Advanced Image Reconstruction Methods, London, UK, Sept 12-13 2021 (Djurabekova)
- Exploiting the phase: a step-change in x-ray imaging, STEM for Britain, London, UK, May 7 2022 (Roche i Morgó)
- Historical perspective on laboratory-based x-ray phase contrast imaging techniques, National Research Facility on X-Ray CT (NXCT) Workshop series, held remotely (Zoom), May 16 2022 (Olivo, invited lecture)
- Projection imaging and phase retrieval, National Research Facility on X-Ray CT (NXCT) Workshop series, held remotely (Zoom), May 16 2022 (Munro, invited lecture)
- X-Ray phase contrast computed tomography, National Research Facility on X-Ray CT (NXCT) Workshop series, held remotely (Zoom), May 16 2022 (Hagen, invited lecture)
- Outlook – advanced methods, National Research Facility on X-Ray CT (NXCT) Workshop series, held remotely (Zoom), May 16 2022 (Cipiccia, invited lecture)
- X-Ray dark-field tomography for medical and industrial applications, 6th Dimensional X-ray Computed Tomography Conference, Manchester, UK, June 13-16 2022 (Doherty)
- A lab-based 2D phase-sensitive beam-tracking x-ray micro computed tomography system, 15th International Conference on X-ray Microscopy, held online, June 19-24 2022 (Navarrete Leon)
- High resolution imaging of biomaterials for tissue engineering, 15th International Conference on X-ray Microscopy, held online, June 19-24 2022 (Rehman)
- Enhanced threat detection in a single scan using phase-based X-ray imaging methods and deep neural networks, 4th CED (Concealed Explosive Detection) Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, Jun 20-24 2022 (Olivo)
- Prospective applications of x-ray phase contrast imaging to food inspection, Metrix Ltd, Loughborough, UK, Jul 26 2022 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Angular sensitivity of 2D phase-sensitive beam-tracking x-ray micro computed tomography systems, 23rd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors (iWoRiD2022), Riva del Garda, Italy, June 26-30 2022 (Endrizzi)
- Fly scan solutions for multi-modal x-ray computed tomography, 5th International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS), Grenoble, France Jun 27-Jul 1 2022 (Hagen)
- Exploring the merits of cycloidal-spiral scanning in micro-CT techniques with a structured x-ray beam, 5th International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS), Grenoble, France Jun 27-Jul 1 2022 (Lioliou)
- A sample position tracking method for improving the reconstruction quality in cycloidal computed tomography, 5th International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS), Grenoble, France Jun 27-Jul 1 2022 (Roche i Morgó)
- Robust implementations of x-ray phase contrast imaging with conventional sources for translation into medical, industrial and security applications, Boeing Distinguished Research and Scholar Seminar (B-DRASS) series, held remotely (Webex), Aug 2 2022 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Intra-operative assessment of cancer with x-ray phase contrast computed tomography, International Symposium on Medical Applications of X-Ray, Phase-Contrast & Photon-Counting (IMXP 2022), Aug 4-5 2022, Munich, Germany (Navarrete Leon)
- X-ray dark-field tomography using edge-illumination, SPIE Optics and Photonics 2022, S Diego, California (USA), Aug 21-25 2022 (Doherty)
- Innovative sampling strategies for x-ray micro-computed tomography with an intensity modulated beam, Tomography for scientific Advancement (ToScA) 2022, London, UK, Sept 7-9 2022 (Roche i Morgó)
- High resolution imaging of biomaterials for tissue engineering, Tomography for scientific Advancement (ToScA) 2022, London, UK, Sept 7-9 2022 (Cipiccia)
- Volumetric imaging of biological specimens with a 2D phase-sensitive X-ray micro-computed tomography system, BioMedEng22, London, UK Sept 8-9 2022 (Navarrete Leon)
- Novel x-ray CT flyscan trajectories and their potential for industrial applications, IBSim-4i, London, UK, Oct 19-20 2022 (Hagen on behalf of Lioliou)
- Translating advanced x-ray imaging modalities from the synchrotron to the benchtop: challenges and opportunities, IEEE NSS MIC RTSD Conference, Milan, Italy, Nov 5-12 2022 (Olivo, invited keynote)
- Enhancing explosive detection rates with phase and micro-radian scatter x-ray methods, Rapiscan HQs, Salfords, Surrey, UK, Dec 19 2022 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- X-ray phase contrast CT for intra-operative imaging and digital histology, 3DHISTECH HQs, Budapest, Hungary (but delivered online), Dec 20 2022 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- X-ray phase contrast imaging using apertures: from proof-of-concept experiments at synchrotrons to pre-commercial prototypes with conventional sources, Electronic Imaging 2023, San Francisco, US Jan 16-19 2023 (Olivo, invited)
- Edge Illumination and Beam Tracking for laboratory-based X-ray phase contrast imaging, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, University of Waterloo, Feb 10 2023 (Endrizzi, guest lecture)
- Can cells be imaged with a laboratory-based x-ray phase contrast microscope? EMIM 2023, Salzburg, Austria, Mar 14-17 2023 (Olivo)
- Practical deployment of AI-assisted dark-field imaging for explosive detection, Dubai Police Dept (delivered online), May 2 2023 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Translating phase-based x-ray imaging modalities from the synchrotron to the benchtop: challenges and opportunities, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, May 4 2023 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Intra-operative specimen imaging and digital histology with clinically-compatible x-ray phase contrast micro-tomography, European Congress on Digital Pathology (pre-conference workshop “the Past of the Future”), Budapest, Hungary, Jun 14-17 2023 (Olivo, invited)
- Fly scan compatible Nyquist sampling conditions for x-ray microCT with a strongly amplitude-modulated beam, 7th Dimensional X-Ray Computed Tomography (dXCT), Bath, UK, Jun 26-27 2023 (Hagen)
- Experimental realisation of cycloidal scanning with an X-ray phase contrast micro-CT system, Dimensional X-ray Computed Tomography (dXCT), Bath, UK, Jun 26-27 2023 (Charman)
- X-ray phase-contrast solutions for compact and cost-effective tomographic imaging in the lab: from carbon-fibre composites to soft tissue , UC Louvain, July 3 2023 (Endrizzi, guest lecture)
- Direct measurement of scattering signals with edge illumination and the difference from interferometric measurements of the same quality, IMXP 2023, Munich, Jul 6-7 2023 (Buchanan)
- Multi-modal x-ray imaging and microscopy with intensity-modulated beams – opportunities for dynamic implementations, SILS 2023, Rome Aug 30-Sept 1 2023 (Olivo, invited keynote)
- X-ray phase-contrast micro tomography with a 2D structured beam. Tomography for Scientific Applications Conference, Glasgow, UK, 6-8 September 2023, (Navarrete-León)
- Flyscan compatible scanning schemes for X-ray μ-CT with a structured beam, Imaging 2023, Varenna, Italy, Sept 26-29 2023 (Lioliou)
- Direct measurement of scattering signals with Edge Illumination and the difference from interferometric measurements of the same quantity, Imaging 2023, Varenna, Italy, Sept 26-29 2023 (Buchanan)
- X-ray phase contrast elastography using edge illumination, Imaging 2023, Varenna, Italy, Sept 26-29 2023 (Peiffer)
- Quantitative comparison of beam tracking with analyser based imaging for measuring ultra small angle X-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation, Imaging 2023, Varenna, Italy, Sept 26- 29 2023 (Peiffer)
- Two-directional phase sensitivity and isotropic spatial resolution in phase contrast CT: prospects for industrial applications, IBSim-4i, London, UK, Oct 9-13 2023 (Lioliou)
- Beam tracking and edge illumination techniques for multi-contrast X-ray micro tomography with laboratory-based systems. Hard X-ray Imaging of Soft Biological Tissues Symposium, The Francis Crick Institute, Oct 17 2023 (Endrizzi, invited)
- X-ray phase contrast CT with an amplitude modulated beam: moving towards clinical use, IEEE Medical Imaging Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Nov 4-11 2023, Vancouver (Lioliou)
- Phase contrast imaging: can x-rays be used differently 130 years after Rontgen’s discovery? Medical Physics 50th Anniversary Celebrations, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, Nov 7 2023 (Olivo, invited)
- Basic principles and recent developments of edge-illumination x-ray phase contrast imaging, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium, Dec 7 2023 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Variance of refraction as a signal and the absolute nature of scattering measurements not based on fringe visibility reduction, X-ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings (XNPIG) 2024, Apr 8-12 2024 (Buchanan)
- Fabrication of 500 µm deep masks for higher energy X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging, X-ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings (XNPIG) 2024, Shenzhen April 8 - 12 2024 (Rossi)
- Recent results and developments in edge-illumination x-ray phase contrast imaging, 6th International Conference on X-ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings (XNPIG 2024), Shenzhen, China, Apr 8-12 2024 (Olivo, invited)
- Enhanced detection of threats in a single scan utilizing phase-based X-ray imaging techniques and deep neural networks, 6th International Conference on X-ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings (XNPIG 2024), Shenzhen, China, Apr 8-12 2024 (Olivo)
- Edge-illumination and beam tracking: 25 years of development of mask-based multi-modal x-ray imaging for synchrotron and laboratory x-ray sources, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai, China, Apr 15 2024 (Olivo, invited seminar)
- Laboratory-based x-ray microscopy for three-dimensional soft tissue imaging using intensity-modulation masks, 6th International Conference on X-ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings (XNPIG 2024), Shenzhen, China, Apr 8-12 2024 (Esposito)
