3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays (3D2YMOX) search menu search content 3D2YMOX A biplanar x-ray video set-up dedicated for zoological research Welcome to the website of 3D2YMOX (3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays), a biplanar x-ray video set-up dedicated for zoological researc…

3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays (3D2YMOX) search menu search content Technical Information Hardware components x-ray generator: Philips Super CP80 x-ray tubes: SRM 0511 ROT 500 x collimators: Philips XD6028 image intensifiers: Philips Imagica HC 36 cm monitoring camera: XTV11 high-spee…

3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays (3D2YMOX) search menu search content 3D-kinematics kinematic analyses using biplanar x-ray videos Synchronised biplanar x-ray videos can be used to quantify three-dimensional movement. This can either be done by tracking the position of small radio-opaqu…

3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays (3D2YMOX) search menu search content How to collaborate How to collaborate Upon request, the 3D2YMOX x-ray video facility can be made available for scientific research, for internal users (consortium members or other University of Antwerp research groups…

3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays (3D2YMOX) search menu search content Results and publications 2024 Fournier, M., Olson, R. Van Wassenbergh, S. & Provini, P. (2024). The avian vocal system: 3D reconstruction reveals upper vocal tract elongation during head motion. J. Exp. Biol. 227, jeb…

NANOlight Center of Excellence search menu search content Probing the dynamics of CO2 electrolysis with X-rays and Raman spectroscopy Probing the dynamics of CO2 electrolysis with X-rays and Raman spectroscopy Prof. Ward van der Stam Assistant professor, Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht Un…

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content EDX of trace elements EDX of trace elements When atoms in a material are excited by the interaction with the fast electrons in an electron microscope, they emit characteristic X-rays. The detection and analysis of these X-rays is t…

Lars-Paul Lumbeeck researcher Research Lars-Paul Lumbeeck Research team Vision lab Prior-knowledge based iterative reconstruction for terahertz tomography. 01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Terahertz (THz) tomography is an up and coming technology that uses electromagnetic radiation with terahertz fr…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content X-ray based equipment With X-ray analysis it is possible to obtain chemical information of an unknown sample. During analysis the sample is irradiated with an highly energetic ( up to 100 keV) electromagnetic or X-ray beam.…

Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content Outreach to the general public Campus Club 2025 4th of February, the second version of the Campus club was organized. The Bio-imaging Lab welcomed again students for a workshop on "imaging the brain". Dag van de Wetenschap - 2024 🧲 The Bio-Imaging Lab an…

Nicholas Francken senior researcher Research Nicholas Francken Research team Vision lab Expertise My personal expertise lies in the field of X-ray imaging. During my PhD, I worked on X-ray phase contrast, a relatively new variant of X-ray imaging that provides higher contrast for soft materials (e.g…

A-PECS search menu search content Electron microscopy In scanning electron microscopy a sample is scanned with a nanoscopic electron beam. The interaction of matter with the electrons will cause emission of several different signals, each providing a specific type of information. Low energy secondar…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Equipment High-speed videography systems High-speed cameras are used for kinematical analyses. We have two systems with four cameras to record synchronised videos for 3D-motion analyses: Four Fastec IL5-S cameras (pdf - 738kb), each with 8GB of image …

Jan De Beenhouwer associate research professor Research Jan De Beenhouwer Research team Vision lab Expertise In X-ray computed tomography (CT), X-ray images of a sample are taken from hundreds to thousands of angles and subsequently used to form a 3D reconstruction of the sample, including many inte…

Paul Meijnders associate professor Research Paul Meijnders Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise The FLASH effect, obtained with radiation therapy at ultra-high dose rate (FLASH-RT), is defined as sparing normal tissues while maintaining the tumour effect compared to convent…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Quanta 250 FEG ESEM In scanning electron microscopy a sample is scanned with a nanoscopic electron beam. The interaction of matter with the electrons will cause emission of several different signals, each providing a specif…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Scanning and tomographic X-Ray Powder Diffraction X-ray powder diffraction is one of the few analytical techniques that can unambiguously identify chemical species in a wide range of materials. The possibilities of transfor…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Scanning MAXRF Macroscopic X-Ray Fluoresence scanning (MAXRF) is a technique that allows to visualize the elemental distribution in different types of flat macroscopic samples such as paintings or illuminated parchments. Th…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Portable XRF Keymaster Tracer III-V The Tracer III-V instrument from Keymaster Technologies (currently Bruker, Karlsruhe, Germany) is a compact and light (ca 2 kg) instrument. With this portable XRF (PXRF) it is possible to…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Reflection mid-infrared scanning of paintings By means of macroscopic scanning reflection FTIR spectroscopy, it is possible to record highly specific distribution maps of organic and inorganic compounds from flat, macroscop…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content In situ MAXRF scanning of paintings Hidden’ Van Gogh revealed ‘Hidden’ Van Gogh portrait recreated by scientists 135 years after he painted over it. - The Telegraph, 30-08-2022 ‘Hidden’ Van Gogh portrait recreated…

Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp search menu search content Equipment MICA is housed in a custom-built facility with state-of-the-art equipment. The radiopharmacy has an on-site cyclotron (Siemens Eclipse HP 11MeV) , 10 different hot cell units (Veenstra synthesis modules, fastlabs GE), including mu…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Scanning MAXRPD In-house MAXRPD scanner Macroscopic X-ray powder diffraction scanning (MAXRPD) is a technique that allows to visualize the distribution of crystalline compounds in different types of flat macroscopic samples…

Hannah Welslau predoc researcher FWO Research Hannah Welslau Research team Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts (ARIA) Staging the supernatural. The role of theatre, science and media in the rise and fall of spiritualist performances in Belgium, 1830-1930. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The pro…

Info for companies search menu search content Services and expertise Service offers Microscopical and Chemical Analyses Our Microscopical and Chemical Labs are equipped with a variety of state-of-the-art infrastructure. For scientific services, we focus on optical, fluorescence and Raman microscopy,…