Toward practical coherent X-ray sources: Potential medical applications

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1465-1469

  Waynant, Ronald W ^a   Ilev, Ilko K ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; X RAY SCATTERING;

COMPTON SCATTERING;

X RAY LASERS;

EID: 0034313210     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.902202     Document Type: Article

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