Combination of X-ray synchrotron radiation techniques to gather information for clinicians

Among the different techniques specific to synchrotron radiation, the combination of X-ray absorption spectroscopy with X-ray scattering experiments is a powerful tool to characterize samples with a capability to gather structural and electronic information at the cellular level. In the present contribution, selected examples making use of such techniques point out as well the information that one can have access to. Via the presentation of the physicochemical data, this paper focuses on displaying the information that has a significant clinical character. (C) 2015 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.