Ultrafast laser-based micro-CT system for small animal imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5368, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 265-271

  Krol, Andrzej ^a   Kieffer, J C ^b   Nees, J ^c   Chen, L ^b   Toth, R ^b   Hou, B ^c   Kincaid, R E ^d   Coman, I L ^a,e   Lipson, E D ^d   Mourou, G ^c  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual energy CT; Micro CT; Ultrafast laser based x ray source

Indexed keywords

DUAL ENERGY CT; MICRO-CT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ULTRAFAST LASER-BASED X-RAY SOURCES;

DOSIMETRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PLASMAS; X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 3042694843     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.536190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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