Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance X-ray sources

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 258-261

  Pfeiffer, Franz ^a   Weitkamp, Timm ^b   Bunk, Oliver ^a   David, Christian ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON SOURCES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

CONVENTIONAL ABSORPTION; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE CONTRAST; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PHASE SENSITIVE IMAGING; TRANSMISSION GRATINGS; X-RAY MEDICAL IMAGING;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33645795432     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys265     Document Type: Article

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