A semianalytic model to investigate the potential applications of x-ray scatter imaging

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1008-1020

  Leclair, Robert J ^a   Johns, Paul C ^a,b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coherent scatter; Contrast; Numerical analysis; Signal to noise ratio (SNR); X ray scatter imaging

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COHERENT SCATTERING; MEDICAL IMAGING; NOISE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHANTOMS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY SCATTERING; X RAYS;

ANGULAR RANGE; BACK-SCATTERED; CONTRAST; CONVENTIONAL IMAGING; SCATTER IMAGING; SCATTERED X-RAYS; SEMIANALYTIC MODELS; WATER PHANTOM;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY;

EID: 0031802951     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598279     Document Type: Article

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