Digital indirect detection x-ray imagers with microlens focusing: Effects of fresnel reflections from the microlens layer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5030 I, Issue , 2003, Pages 504-510

  Petrick, Nicholas ^a,b   Badano, Aldo ^a   Chan, Heang Ping ^b   Sahiner, Berkman ^b   Hadjiiski, Lubomir M ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital Radiography; Digital X Ray Imaging; Fill Factor; Flat Panel Imager; Indirect Detection Imaging; Light Collection; Microlen Array

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE SENSORS; MICROLENSES; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODETECTORS; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0041374376     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479995     Document Type: Conference Paper

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