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Dr. rer. nat. Benedikt Günther

Munich Compact Light Source

  • machine development, optimisation & characterisation
  • laser enhancement cavities for inverse Compton X-ray sources

Application of the MuCLS / inverse Compton X-ray sources

  • X-ray microscopy and (dynamic) phase-contrast imaging
  • X-ray spectroscopy and scattering technique

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    Dombrowsky, Annique C.; Burger, Karin; Porth, Ann-Kristin; Stein, Marlon; Dierolf, Martin; Günther, Benedikt; Achterhold, Klaus; Gleich, Bernhard; Feuchtinger, Annette; Bartzsch, Stefan; Beyreuther, Elke; Combs, Stephanie E.; Pfeiffer, Franz; Wilkens, Jan J.; Schmid, Thomas E.: A proof of principle experiment for microbeam radiation therapy at the Munich compact light source. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 59, 2020, 111–120 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Kulpe, Stephanie; Dierolf, Martin; Braig, Eva-Maria; Günther, Benedikt; Achterhold, Klaus; Gleich, Bernhard; Herzen, Julia; Rummeny, Ernst; Pfeiffer, Franz; Pfeiffer, Daniela: K-edge subtraction imaging for iodine and calcium separation at a compact synchrotron x-ray source. Journal of Medical Imaging 7 (2), 2020, 023504 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Yang, Lin; Gradl, Regine; Dierolf, Martin; Möller, Winfried; Kutschke, David; Feuchtinger, Annette; Hehn, Lorenz; Donnelley, Martin; Günther, Benedikt; Achterhold, Klaus; Walch, Axel; Stoeger, Tobias; Razansky, Daniel; Pfeiffer, Franz; Morgan, Kaye S.; Schmid, Otmar: Multimodal Precision Imaging of Pulmonary Nanoparticle Delivery in Mice: Dynamics of Application, Spatial Distribution, and Dosimetry. Small 15 (49), 2019, 1904112 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Günther, Benedikt; Hehn, Lorenz; Jud, Christoph; Hipp, Alexander; Dierolf, Martin; Pfeiffer, Franz: Full-field structured-illumination super-resolution X-ray transmission microscopy. Nature Communications 10 (1), 2019, 2494 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Kulpe, Stephanie; Dierolf, Martin; Günther, Benedikt; Busse, Madleen; Achterhold, Klaus; Gleich, Bernhard; Herzen, Julia; Rummeny, Ernst; Pfeiffer, Franz; Pfeiffer, Daniela: K-edge Subtraction Computed Tomography with a Compact Synchrotron X-ray Source. Scientific Reports 9 (1), 2019, 13332 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Günther, Benedikt; Dierolf, Martin; Achterhold, Klaus; Pfeiffer, Franz: Device for source position stabilization and beam parameter monitoring at inverse Compton X-ray sources. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 26 (5), 2019, 1546-1553 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Heck, Lisa; Dierolf, Martin; Jud, Christoph; Eggl, Elena; Sellerer, Thorsten; Mechlem, Korbinian; Günther, Benedikt; Achterhold, Klaus; Gleich, Bernhard; Metz,Stephan; Pfeiffer, Daniela; Kröninger, Kevin; Herzen, Julia: Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography with a compact synchrotron source. PLOS One 14 (10), 2019, e0222816 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Günther, Benedikt; Gradl, Regine; Jud, Christoph; Eggl, Elena; Kulpe, Stephanie; Braig, Eva-Maria; Heck, Lisa; Brantl, Johannes; Achterhold, Klaus; Gleich, Bernhard; Dierolf, Martin; Pfeiffer, Franz: Evaluation and optimization of multimodal x-ray imaging techniques for inverse Compton x-ray sources. Advances in Laboratory-based X-Ray Sources, Optics, and Applications VII, SPIE, 2019 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Yang, Lin; Gradl, Regine; Dierolf, Martin; Möller, Winfried; Kutschke, David; Feuchtinger, Annette; Hehn, Lorenz; Donnelley, Martin; Günther, Benedikt; Achterhold, Klaus; Walch, Axel; Stoeger, Tobias; Razansky, Daniel; Pfeiffer, Franz; Morgan, Kaye S.; Schmid, Otmar: Multimodal Precision Imaging of Pulmonary Nanoparticle Delivery in Mice: Dynamics of Application, Spatial Distribution, and Dosimetry. Small, 2019, 1904112 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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    Gradl, Regine; Dierolf, Martin; Yang, Lin; Hehn, Lorenz; Günther, Benedikt; Möller, Winfried; Kutschke, David; Stoeger, Tobias; Gleich, Bernhard; Achterhold, Klaus; Donnelley, Martin; Pfeiffer, Franz; Schmid, Otmar; Morgan, Kaye Susannah: Visualizing treatment delivery and deposition in mouse lungs using in vivo x-ray imaging. Journal of Controlled Release 307, 2019, 282-291 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )

March 2024
Vienna, Austria
High-Brightness Sources and Light-driven Interactions Congress “Optimisation of K-edge Subtraction Imaging for Narrow-Band Inverse Compton X-ray Sources” Oral Presentation
July 2023
Garching, Germany
International Symposium on Medical Applications of X-ray Phase-Contrast & Photon Counting (IMXP) “Optimisation of K-edge subtraction imaging for narrowband inverse Compton X-ray sources” Poster Presentation
June 2023
San Sebastian, Spain
Physics and Applications of High-Brightness Beams

“The Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) – a laboratory-size laser-undulator X-ray source for biomedical applications”

Oral Presentation
Jan. 2022  
Online
IFAST Accelerator Imaging Kick-off -Workshop  "The Munich Compact Light Source" eTalk
Nov. 2020
Online 
High-Brightness Sources and Light-driven Interactions Congress 2020 "The Versatile X-ray Beamline at the Munich Compact Light Source, an Inverse Compton Synchrotron Facility" eTalk
Nov. 2019
Bologna, IT     
Advanced Medical Imaging with Synchrotron and Compton X-ray Sources "Medical imaging research and spectroscopy at the MuCLS" Oral Presentation
Aug. 2019 San Diego, CA, USA SPIE Optics and Photonics "Evaluation and optimization of multimodal x-ray imaging techniques for inverse Compton x-ray sources" Oral presentation
Aug. 2019
Lombard, IL, USA
68th Denver X-ray Conference (DXC) & 25th International Congress on X-ray Optics and Microanalysis (ICXOM) "Full-Field Structured Illumination Super-Resolution X-ray Transmission Microscopy" Poster
May 2019
Melbourne, AUS
10th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) "The Munich Compact Light Source: X-ray Imaging Applications of a Compact Inverse-Compton Synchrotron Source" Poster
Aug. 2018
Baltimore, MD, USA
Microscopy and Microanalysis  "The Munich Compact Light Source: Biomedical Research At a Laboratory-Scale Inverse-Compton Synchrotron X-ray Source" Oral presentation
Aug. 2018
Saskatoon, Canada
14thX-ray Microscopy Conference (XRM) "The Munich Compact Light Source: Flux Doubling and Source Position Stabilization At a Compact Inverse-Compton Synchrotron X-ray Source" Poster
March 2018
Straßburg, FR
OSA High-brightness Sources and Light-driven Interactions Congress: Compact EUV & X-ray Light Sources "X-ray Beam Monitoring and Source Position Stabilisation at an Inverse-Compton X-ray Source" Oral presentation
Dec. 2017
Triest, IT
24th International Congress on X-ray Optics and Microscopy (IXCOM) "The Munich Compact Light Source -Performance upgrade and biomedical research" Oral presentation
Oct. 2016
Garching, DE
Workshop "Science at the Munich Compact Light Source" "The MuCLS: source properties, characterization and challenges" Oral presentation
Aug. 2016
Oxford, UK                                                              
13th X-ray Microscopy Conference (XRM) "Towards high-resolution microscopy with a laboratory-sized quasimonochromatic X-ray source based on inverse Compton scattering" Poster

  • 2019  Best Poster Award at the combined meeting of the 68th Denver X-ray Conference (DXC) & 25th International Congress on X-ray Optics and Microanalysis (ICXOM) in Lombard, IL, USA (2019) for the contribution "Full-Field Structured Illumination Super-Resolution X-ray Transmission Microscopy’’