Monte Carlo study of x-ray cross-talk in a variable resolution x-ray detector

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5030 II, Issue , 2003, Pages 694-701

  Melnyk, Roman ^a   DiBianca, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

High resolution computed tomography; Monte Carlo simulation; Variable resolution x ray (VRX) detector; X ray cross talk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSTALK; DETECTORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

X-RAY DETECTORS;

TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0041374303     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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