Elemental biological imaging by differential absorption with a laser-produced x-ray source

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 209-215

  Tillman, C ^a   Mercer, I ^a   Svanberg, S ^a   Herrlin, K ^b  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 0030532382     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000209     Document Type: Article

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