First experiment by two-dimensional digital mammography with synchrotron radiation

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1148-1152

  Yu, Quanwen ^a   Takeda, Tohoru ^b   Umetani, Keiji ^c,d   Ueno, Ei ^b   Itai, Yuji ^b   Hiranaka, Yukio ^a   Akatsuka, Takao ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avalanche multiplication type pick up tube cameras; Diagnostic imaging; Monochromatic X rays; Two dimensional digital mammography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033454133     PISSN: 09090495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0909049599011255     Document Type: Article

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