Low angle X-ray scatter for explosives detection: A geometry optimization

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-224

  Luggar, R D ^a   Horrocks, J A ^a   Speller, R D ^b   Lacey, R J ^c  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PSDB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; EXPLOSIVES; PHOTONS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

LOW ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING;

RADIATION;

EXPLOSIVE;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SAFETY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0031081501     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00212-6     Document Type: Article

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