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The study aims to develop methods for monitoring and mitigating radiation damage during X-ray absorption spectroscopy, enhancing structural determinations.

June 19, 2026Radiation Physics and ChemistryOpen Access

Protocols for monitoring and avoiding radiation damage: A new method for X-ray absorption spectroscopy data, multiple datasets and fitting of X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements with propagated uncertainties

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RERuwini S. K. EkanayakeKarlsruhe Institute of Technology CCChristopher T. ChantlerThe University of Melbourne

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Randomized trial investigates radiation damage in bio-samples using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, suggesting a new method for improved structural determination.

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The study aims to develop methods for monitoring and mitigating radiation damage during X-ray absorption spectroscopy, enhancing structural determinations.
Focused on N-truncated amyloid-β peptides in solution and frozen states.
Utilized the eFEFFit package for multiple data refinements in XAFS analysis.
Incorporated experimentally propagated uncertainties into analyses.
Demonstrated that multiple data refinements improved the accuracy of structural models in XAFS.
Showed that incorporating uncertainties allowed for more reliable structural determinations.
Highlighted the challenges in fitting complex biological systems due to numerous independent parameters.

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Ekanayake et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dc0f65a5b0777af2c7cf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2026.114116

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Randomized trial investigates radiation damage in bio-samples using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, suggesting a new method for improved structural determination.

Protocols for monitoring and avoiding radiation damage: A new method for X-ray absorption spectroscopy data, multiple datasets and fitting of X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements with propagated uncertainties

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Protocols for monitoring and avoiding radiation damage: A new method for X-ray absorption spectroscopy data, multiple datasets and fitting of X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements with propagated uncertainties

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