SahlBEC Lab
The Sahlgrenska Biomedical Engineering Collaboration Laboratory (SahlBEC Lab) is an electromagnetically shielded research lab and infrastructure located at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Imaging and Intervention Centre (sv: Bild- och interventionscentrum, BoIC), Department of Radiology.
The shielding consists of:
- A magnetically shielded room (MSR) for research in the field of biomagnetism. Magnetic sensors and applications of all kinds can be tested at SahlBEC, including low-field MRI and other forms of magnetic imaging, magnetocardiography, -neurography, -spinography and -myography.
We also develop high critical temperature superconducting quantum interference device (high-Tc SQUID) systems for functional neuroimaging with on-scalp magnetoencephalography (MEG). - The entire lab is surrounded by radiofrequency (RF) shielding for research in the field of biomedical applications of RF and microwaves. The lab is suitable both for high and low power experiments as the shielding protects the surroundings from electromagnetic contamination while also shielding disturbances from the outside. The lab is equipped with a state-of-the-art vector network analyzer and other standard microwave equipment. We also develop a microwave-based hyperthermia exposure system for cancer treatment consisting of a multiport, high power amplification system with amplitude and phase steering.
SahlBEC lab also includes a dedicated RF-shielded technical room, equipped with water-cooled racks for flexible mounting of various measurement equipment.
As a mutual investment by the European Union via the Regional Development Fund (sv: Tillväxtverker), Region Västra Götaland via the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, and Chalmers University of Technology, it is an open infrastructure for researchers, clinicians, innovators and companies.