Progress of focusing x-ray and gamma-ray optics for small animal imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5923, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-14

  Pivovaroff, M J ^a   Funk, T ^b   Barber, W C ^b   Ramsey, B D ^c   Hasegawa, B H ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray optics; Small animal imaging; SPECT; X ray optics

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; METABOLISM; MIRRORS; RADIOISOTOPES;

GAMMA-RAY OPTICS; SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING; SPECT;

X RAY OPTICS;

EID: 31944433148     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.625925     Document Type: Conference Paper

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