Dichromatic source for the application of dual-energy tissue cancellation in mammography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4682, Issue , 2002, Pages 192-201

  Tuffanelli, A ^a   Fabbri, S ^a   Marziani, M ^a   Taibi, A ^a   Sarnelli, A ^a   Gambaccini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bragg diffraction; Dichromatic x ray beams; Dual energy mammography; Mosaic crystal; Tungsten anode x ray tube

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TISSUE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY TUBES;

DICHROMATIC X-RAY BEAMS; DUAL ENERGY MAMMOGRAPHY;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036033578     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.465559     Document Type: Conference Paper

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