Scanning transmission ion micro-tomography (STIM-T) of biological specimens

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 574-581

  Schwertner, Michael ^a   Sakellariou, Arthur ^b   Reinert, Tilo ^a   Butz, Tilman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological specimen; Energy loss projection; Focussed ion beam; STIM T; Sub micron resolution; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ION BEAMS; ION MICROSCOPES; RADIATION DAMAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN; ENERGY LOSS PROJECTION; FOCUSSED ION BEAMS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ION MICROSCOPY (STIM); SUB-MICRON RESOLUTION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RADIATION INJURY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICRO TOMOGRAPHY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CARTILAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

PROTON;

CARTILAGE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTONS; SPORES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

EID: 33746700923     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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