Fourth International Workshop on Imaging Techniques in Synchrotron Radiation (ITSR)

The Fourth International Workshop on Imaging Techniques in Synchrotron Radiation was held September 24–27, 2011, in the famous wine-growing town of Bordeaux, France. Previous meetings were held in China: Hefei (2008), Sanya (2009), and Suzhou (2010). Delegates were primarily from Europe, Asia, and the U.S., with 55 participants representing 15 countries and 15 synchrotron facilities. The workshop was organized by Cyril Petibois (Univ. Bordeaux, France), Augusto Marcelli (INFN-LNF, Italy), and Ziyu Wu (NSRL and BSRF, P.R. China). The program was based on a combination of oral sessions and thematic roundtables for discussion. Topics covered applications of various imaging techniques including image processing, imaging in environmental and materials sciences, phase contrast imaging, nanoscopy, vibrational spectroscopy and molecular imaging, imaging in biosciences, and imaging detectors.