Differences between mono- and poly-energetic spectra in modeling DQE(f)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5030 II, Issue , 2003, Pages 871-876

  Nishikawa, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DQE; Fluorescent screen; Mammography; Modeling; x ray detectors; x ray spectrum

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCIES; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; X RAYS;

FLUORESCENT SCREEN;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0041875087     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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