Dr. Paola Coan

Biography

Paola Coan is an Associate Professor at Ludwig Maximilians University, where she leads the research group focusing on Brilliant X-rays for medical diagnostics and biomedical imaging applications. With a background in Physics from the University of Padua and a PhD from the University of Grenoble, Coan has been actively involved in advanced medical physics and imaging methods. Her research applies high spatial resolution X-ray techniques for various applications, including preclinical investigations and novel radiotherapy strategies. Coan has co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed papers, significantly contributing to the field of X-ray phase contrast imaging and its medical applications. She has held several prestigious positions, including serving on the Academic Board of the Doctoral School in Neuroscience at Bicocca University and being a visiting scientist at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. Coan actively participates in international scientific committees and funding agencies, and her teaching encompasses both theoretical and experimental aspects of X-ray physics and biomedicine.

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