Optical blur and collection efficiency in columnar phosphors for X-ray imaging

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 508, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 467-479

  Badano, Aldo ^a  

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

Author keywords

Line spread function; Modulation transfer function; Optical blur; Optical gain; Phosphor screens; Resolution

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAMMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL BLUR;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 0043246692     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01651-6     Document Type: Article

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