Investigation of externally activated x-ray fluorescence tomography for use in medical diagnostics

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5745, Issue I, 2005, Pages 90-101

  Von Busch, H ^a   Harding, G ^a,b   Martens, G ^a   Schlomka, J P ^a   Schweizer, B ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^b Yxlon International Security GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT; Medical imaging; Tomography; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; PATIENT MONITORING; X RAYS;

ENERGY-RESOLVING DETECTORS; GASEOUS MARKERS; PHANTOMS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 23844447371     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.591663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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