BIOMEDICAL IMAGING WITH THE LEIPZIG HIGH-ENERGY ION-NANOPROBE LIPSION
Abstract
This contribution deals with the morphological and elemental characterisation of biomedical samples with high energy (MeV) focused ion beams with special emphasis on high spatial resolution in the sub-micrometer regime and very low minimum detection limits (< 50 μM/l) in trace element analysis. This paper gives an overview of recent applications at the LIPSION laboratory using PIXE (Particle Induced X-ray Emission) and STIM (Scanning Ion Transmission Microscopy) as well as STIM-Tomography.