Preparation of solid phantoms with defined scattering and absorption properties for optical tomography

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1823-1844

  Sukowski, U ^a   Schubert, F ^a   Grosenick, D ^a   Rinneberg, H ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOMOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYESTERS; QUARTZ; RESINS, PLANT; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WATER;

EID: 0029831804     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/9/017     Document Type: Article

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