X-Ray Diffraction Imaging of Biological Cells

Introduction.- X-ray diffraction.- Theory of X-ray diffraction imaging.- Diffraction apparatus for X-ray diffraction imaging.- Specimen preparation for X-ray diffraction imaging experiments at cryogenic temperature.- Processing of diffraction patterns obtained from X-ray diffraction imaging experiments using X-ray free electron laser pulses.- Phase retrieval of diffraction patterns.- Projection structures of biological cells and organelles.- Three-dimensional structural analyses in cryogenic X-ray diffraction imaging.- Prospects for the structural analysis of biological specimens by X-ray diffraction imaging.