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:

Bast, Henriette; Dorosti, Tina; Lochschmidt, Maximilian E.; Kaster, Lennard; Koehler, Thomas; Pfeiffer, Daniela; Pfeiffer, Franz: Multiple linear regression models for individualized radiation exposure planning in dark-field chest radiography. European Journal of Radiology 199, 2026, 112765 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
Kaster, Lennard; Lochschmidt, Maximilian E.; Bauer, Anne M.; Dorosti, Tina; Demianova, Sofia; Koehler, Thomas; Pfeiffer, Daniela; Pfeiffer, Franz: Beam‐hardening correction in clinical x‐ray dark‐field chest radiography using deep‐learning‐based bone segmentation. Medical Physics 53 (4), 2026 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
John, Dominik; Chen, Junan; Gaßner, Christoph; Savatović, Sara; Petzold, Lisa Marie; Wirtensohn, Sami; Riedel, Mirko; Hammel, Jörg U.; Moosmann, Julian; Beckmann, Felix; Wieczorek, Matthias; Herzen, Julia: Extending the field of view in modulation-based X-ray phase microtomography. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 2026, 1-1 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
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 )