Dedicated mammography: Imaging with monochromatic X-rays and a clinical mammography unit

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

Volumn 548, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Lawaczeck, R ^a   Rein, V ^b   Deeg, W ^b  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b Institut für Soziale Gesundheit Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical mammography unit; Contrast increase; Dose reduction; HOPG crystal; Monochromatic imaging

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GADOLINIUM; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY SCATTERING;

CLINICAL MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT; CONTRACT INCREASE; DOSE REDUCTION; HOPG CRYSTAL; MONOCHROMATIC IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 23144447087     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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