Evaluation of the influence of scattering profiles on the resolution, scatter/primary ratio, and grid performance in mammography

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 2001, Pages 607-610

  Poletti, M E ^a   Goncalves O D ^a   Mazzaro, I ^b   Schechter, H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mammography; Monte Carlo simulation; Scatter primary ratio; X rays imaging

Indexed keywords

MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE;

SCATTERING PROFILES;

SCATTERING;

GRAPHITE; MOLYBDENUM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAMMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 0034896993     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00346-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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