Monte carlo studies of image spread by x-ray intensifying screens

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 535, Issue , 1985, Pages 140-147

  Caruthers, Ed ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS - TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X-RAYS - SCATTERING;

IMAGE SPREAD; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0021944816     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.947248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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