Soft-x-ray microscopes.

Reports on major developments in sources, optics and detectors for soft x-rays to help biologists realize the goal of high-resolution imaging of biological materials in their natural, even living, state. Description of three techniques that dominate submicron biological imaging; Limitations of the various imaging techniques; Early history of x-ray microscopy; Possibility of future systems. INSET: Early history of x-ray microscopy..