The BioMedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) facility is comprised of two beamlines at the Canadian Light Source – one sourced by a superconducting wiggler (BMIT-ID) and a second with a bend magnet source (BMIT-BM). A bit of the history of the beamlines, capabilities and applications will be given. The bend magnet beamline, BMIT-BM, allows both filtered white beam access as well as monochromatic...
Since the discovery of X-rays and radioactivity at the end of the 19th century, nuclear radiations, especially photons of a few hundred keV to MeV energies have found applications in various aspects of human life, such as food irradiation, medical diagnostics and therapy. However, there is still room for further research and developments to optimize the technologies for maximum benefits.
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