Physical characteristics of X-ray scattering in fat and blood

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 715-723

  Elshemey, Wael M ^a   Elsayed, Anwar A ^a   El Lakkani, Ali ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BLOOD; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTONS; TISSUE;

FAT CONTENT MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION; PHOTON INTERACTIONS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

X RAY SCATTERING;

EID: 0344642459     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00240-1     Document Type: Article

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