Computed microtomography (μCT) with unmonochromatized synchrotron x-rays for cancerous human breast tissue and mouse vertebra

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2262-2267

  Jung, Haijo ^a   Kim, Hee Joung ^a   Hong, Soonil ^a   Hong, Jin O ^a   Jeong, Ha Kyu ^a   Je, Jung Ho ^b   Kim, Bo Ra ^b   Yoo, Hyung Sik ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed microtomography ( CT); Modulation transfer function (MTF); Spatial resolution; Synchrotron radiation; Unmonochromatized X ray

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAYS;

BEAM COLLIMATION; COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY; MOUSE VERTEBRA;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036816258     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.803814     Document Type: Article

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