A versatile microtomography system to study in situ the failure and fragmentation in geomaterials.

This article describes a microtomography experimental platform enabling in situ micro-mechanical study of failure and fragmentation in geomaterials. The system is based on an original high-pressure triaxial flow cell, which is fully integrated into a custom built microtomography scanner equipped with a laboratory x-ray source. The design of the high-precision mechanical apparatus was informed by the concurrent development of advanced tomographic reconstruction methods based on helical scanning and of algorithms correcting for hardware inaccuracies.

An electromechanical, patient positioning system for head and neck radiotherapy.

In cancer treatment with radiation, accurate patient setup is critical for proper dose delivery. Improper arrangement can lead to disease recurrence, permanent organ damage, or lack of disease control. While current immobilization equipment often helps for patient positioning, manual adjustment is required, involving iterative, time-consuming steps.

Geometrical frustration in amorphous and partially crystallized packings of spheres.

We study the persistence of a geometrically frustrated local order inside partially crystallized packings of equal-sized spheres. Measurements by x-ray tomography reveal previously unseen grain scale rearrangements occurring inside large three-dimensional packings as they crystallize. Three successive structural transitions are detected by a statistical description of the local volume fluctuations.