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One century after their discovery and first application to radiology, X-rays are finally achieving coherence. The potential impact on radiological imaging is extremely important, with significant social repercussions. These exciting developments are the final product of a revolution initiated in the late 1960’s by Gianfranco Chiarotti and a few other pioneers, who first dreamed of using electron accelerators as superior X-rays sources, and then transformed this dream into reality.
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In honour of Prof. Gianfranco Chiarotti on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
Support provided by the Fonds National Suisse de la recherche Scientifique, by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, by the Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA and by the European Commission. I am grateful to G. TROMBA for many illuminating discussions on the outstanding results of ref. [5].
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Margaritondo, G. Synchrotron light science: From flux to brightness to coherence. Nouv Cim D 20, 1083–1089 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03185516
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03185516