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Drawing up a ‘Google Earth’ of the human body

02 Mar 2022
Taken from the March 2022 issue of Physics World.

Scientists are seeing the human body in a new light, thanks to a unique synchrotron-imaging technique, as Jon Cartwright discovers

3D image of a human lung
Stunning stuff This 3D image of a human lung was taken using the new Extremely Brilliant Source at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. (Courtesy: ESRF/HiP-CT: C L Walsh, P Tafforeau, W L Wagner et al.)
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Jon Cartwright is a freelance journalist based in Bristol, UK, jcartwright.co.uk
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