Monochromatic energy-subtraction radiography using a rotating anode source and a bent Laue monochromator

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1751-1762

  Zhong, Z ^a   Chapman, D ^b   Menk, R ^c   Richardson, J ^d   Theophanis, S ^d   Thomlinson, W ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^d Science Research Laboratory Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BARIUM; BIOPHYSICS; CESIUM; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IODINE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0030801148     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/9/007     Document Type: Article

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