Contrast cancellation technique applied to digital x-ray imaging using silicon strip detectors

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3755-3766

  Avila, C ^a   Lopez, J ^a   Sanabria, J C ^a   Baldazzi, G ^b   Bollini, D ^b   Gombia, M ^b   Cabal, A E ^c   Ceballos, C ^c   Diaz Garcia, A ^c   Gambaccini, M ^d   Taibi, A ^d   Sarnelli, A ^d   Tuffanelli, A ^d   Giubellino, P ^e   Marzari Chiesa, A ^e   Prino, F ^e   Tomassi, E ^e   Grybos, P ^f   Idzik, M ^f   Swientek, K ^f   Wiacek, P ^f   Montano L M ^g   Ramello, L ^h   Sitta, M ^h   more..

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^g DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual energy x ray imaging; Mammography; MCNP simulations; Silicon microstrip detectors

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHANTOMS; SILICON DETECTORS; X RAY TUBES;

CANCELLATION TECHNIQUES; DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGING; DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGING; MCNP SIMULATIONS; SILICON MICRO-STRIP DETECTORS; SILICON STRIP DETECTORS; SINGLE PHOTON COUNTING;

X RAY DETECTORS;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE; SILICON; WATER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; X RAY; BIOPHYSICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS;

MAMMALIA;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPHYSICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SILICON;

EID: 33645010091     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2126568     Document Type: Article

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