Pulsed Tunable Monochromatic X-Ray Beams from a Compact Source: New Opportunities

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1197-1202

  Carroll, Frank E ^a   Mendenhall, Marcus H ^b   Traeger, Robert H ^a   Brau, Charles ^b   Waters, James W ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPTON EFFECT; ELECTRON BEAM; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PULSED TUNABLE MONOCHROMATIC X RAY BEAM; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

EID: 0141927772     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.5.1811197     Document Type: Article

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