Welcome to the Chair of Biomedical Physics

Our mission

Research aiming at the development and translation of modern X-ray physics concepts to biomedical sciences and clinical applications
Education for Bachelor, Master, Diploma, and PhD students interested in biomedical imaging and X-ray physics
Technology transfer of our scientific results, skills, and knowledge to foster the development of new products, applications, or clinical procedures

Most recent publications:

John, Dominik; Breitenhuber, Gregor; Wirtensohn, Sami; Hinterdobler, Franziska; Gaetani, Luka; Savatović, Sara; Lucht, Jens; Osterhoff, Markus; Eckermann, Marina; Salditt, Tim; Herzen, Julia: Near-perfect efficiency in X-ray phase microtomography. Optica 13 (2), 2026, 273 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
Lochschmidt, Maximilian E.; Urban, Theresa; Kaster, Lennard; Schick, Rafael C.; Koehler, Thomas; Pfeiffer, Daniela; Pfeiffer, Franz: Look‐up table correction for beam hardening‐induced signal of clinical dark‐field chest radiographs. Medical Physics 53 (2), 2026 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
John, Dominik; Paganin, David M.; Zdora, Marie‐Christine; Petzold, Lisa Marie; Ilg, Patrick; Chen, Junan; Baggio, Sara; Thalhammer, Johannes B.; Wirtensohn, Sami; Moosmann, Julian; Hammel, Jörg U.; Beckmann, Felix; Alloo, Samantha J.; Ahlers, Jannis N.; Busse, Madleen; Herzen, Julia; Morgan, Kaye S.: Quantitative Stain Mapping in X‐Ray Virtual Histology. Advanced Science, 2026 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
Bast, Henriette; Schick, Rafael C.; Koehler, Thomas; Pfeiffer, Franz: Low-dose simulation for grating-based X-ray dark-field radiography using a virtually decreased irradiation area. Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik, 2026 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
Abdelrahman, Mostafa; Yang, Changxi; Khaloian, Ani; Achterhold, Klaus; Pfeiffer, Franz; van de Kuilen, Jan-Willem: Influence of frequency and recovery interval on fatigue behavior of wood in compression. Holzforschung, 2025 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )