Magdeburg Center for (Bio-)Medical Advanced X-Ray Imaging (MD-MAXI)

The Magdeburg Center for (Bio-)Medical Advanced X-Ray Imaging (MD-MAXI) is to be built on the campus of the University Hospital of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.

The main aim is to develop innovative imaging techniques in medicine and biomedicine using high-brilliance X-rays and to research their applications. The research infrastructure is available to research groups from Germany and abroad, from academia and industry. A concept for utilization and a business plan are under development. Some research aims are:

Development of new imaging techniques such as X-ray fluorescence imaging
Improvement of tissue characterization and minimally invasive therapies
Personalized precision medicine

The facility will be operated by the University of Magdeburg in collaboration with the University of Hamburg.

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Innovation aims	Utilization concept
Development of nanoparticles and markers Novel dosimetry methods Optimization of drug distribution and effect Development of new detector concepts and X-ray optics New radiotherapeutic approaches that benefit from brilliant X-ray radiation	Four categories of access: carrier device, supporting institutions, scientific proposals, industrial research Operation in two shifts on at least 300 days a year Income from commercial use to cover operating costs Details will be listed here in good time before commissioning

Here are some impressions of the planned facility:

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More detailed specification of the building:

Two supply units
Two beam generation units (10 m x 6 m each)
Adjacent laboratory and measurement rooms (5 m x 4 m each)
1 measurement laboratory with 3T human MRI and 1 measurement laboratory with 11.7 T small animal MRI
Small animal accommodation (5 m x 3 m)
Bio laboratory (20 m²)
Offices
Room for computer technology
Common room

The organization of the facility should consist of a board of directors with three persons, a board of trustees with a maximum of 10 members and a scientific advisory board for the evaluation of applications.

Letters of support have been received from:

Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt
European Commission (Directorate-General for Research, Euratom Research)
University of Hamburg (Prof. Grüner)
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Department of Ionizing Radiation
Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Department of Medical and Occupational Radiation Protection
European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research
Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Prof. Poppe)
German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg (Prof. Kachelrieß)
Leibniz University Hannover (Prof. Walther)
Pianoforte Partnership, work package “Infrastructures”, represented by Unitek Kingdom Health Security Agency
Prof. Ursula Nestle, Chairwoman of the Radiation Protection Commission of the Federal Government, Kliniken Maria-Hilf Mönchengladbach