Improved imaging for X-ray inspection systems

IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Eilbert, Richard F ^a   Shi, Shuanghe ^a  

^a TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CT IMAGES; X-RAY IMAGES; X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEMS; X-RAY SOURCES;

ALGORITHMS; ATTENUATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HIGH PASS FILTERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTIMIZATION; X RAYS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 17044418160     PISSN: 08858985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAES.2005.1412123     Document Type: Review

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