Faculty of Science

Biological X-ray and Neutron Imaging
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5732-25-09-31	There are 10 available seats
	Enrollment deadline: 14/05/2025

Place

Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Date and time

26.05.2025, at: 09:00 - 11.06.2025, at: 16:00

Regular seats

Course fee

500.00 kr.

ECTS credits

2.50

Contact person

Alexander Schulz E-mail address: als@plen.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser

Alexander Schulz E-mail address: als@plen.ku.dk

Semester/Block

Block 4

Block note

The last 3 weeks of block 4

Grading scale

Completed/ Not completed

Criteria for exam assessment

Short report of the images recorded at the showcases

Course workload

Course workload category	Hours
Preparation	46.00
Lectures	10.00
Practical exercises	8.00
Theoretical exercises	6.00

Sum	70.00

Content

Relevant for students within medical and biological sciences

Aim and content

This advanced biological imaging course module will introduce to X-ray imaging as possible with lab and hospital X-ray instruments or synchrotron beamlines. The course is relevant for PhD students within biological, chemical, physical, medical and pharmaceutical sciences. An important focus will be laid on computed tomography of three-dimensional samples. The application of X-ray imaging will be compared with MRI imaging and the emerging Neutron imaging in biological, pre-clinical and clinical research. Theory of the X-ray and Neutron imaging specific questions of image formation, resolution and radiation damage will be discussed with the experts at the excursions to the equipment available in the Øresund region at the DTU and the synchrotron and linear accelerators (MAX IV and ESS).

Formel requirements

Open for students after taking UCPH’s basic Biological Imaging or if the relevant knowledge was acquired in advance, e.g., through other imaging courses at UCPH or other universities. In doubt contact als@plen.ku.dk

Learning outcome

This course aims at giving the student an understanding of biomedical imaging using X-ray instruments. The course includes show cases and hands-on at relevant instruments and, thus, will be an important asset for students that want to integrate and soft-matter imaging in their projects.

After the course the student should be able to:

Knowledge:
•Describe properties of X-rays and neutrons and their impact on biological specimens;
•Understand the principles of computed tomography;
•Find the respective instruments in the Øresund region

Skills:
•Receive a basic understanding of 3D imaging software and apply it on data as produced by computed tomography
•Understand the difference between axial, transverse, median sagittal or parasagittal planes of patients or biological organisms

Competences:
•Describe the difference between X-ray and neutron imaging;
•Judge suitability of MAX IV or ESS to solve scientific questions of a project within Biology, Biology-Biotechnology, Medicine and Technology, Molecular Biomedicine, Nanoscience or Pharmaceutical Sciences

Literature

Relevant background material and journal articles will be electronically available at the start of the course

Target group

PhD students within Life and Biomedical Sciences

Lecturers

To be determined by our colleagues at DTU and Lund (MAX IV and ESS)

Collaborating Department:
Faculty of Science / Dpt. of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Lund University / MAX IV Laboratory
Lund University / European Spallation Source (ESS)

Remarks

All PhD students are charged for transportation expenses (tickets to LUND and DTU) amounting to a total of 500 DKK for this course module.

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This course is an add-on module to the imaging course “Biological Imaging – Basic Module”, PhD course no. 5721-25-09-31 (course responsible: Professor Alexander Schulz, PLEN) sceduled for the last 3 weeks of the 8-week course (7,5 ECTS in total), but can also be taken seperately, if the requirements are fullfilled.

Overview add-on modules:
1) Biological Mass Spectrometry Imaging (PLEN) 2,5 ECTS
2) Biological X-ray and Neutron Imaging (PLEN), 2,5 ECTS
3) Biological IR and Raman Imaging (IGN), 2,5 ECTS

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