Modulation transfer function of a selenium-based digital mammography system

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1118-1122

  Hoheisel, M ^a   Batz L ^a   Mertelmeier, T ^a   Giersch, J ^b,c   Korn, A ^b  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medical imaging; Monte Carlo simulations; Scattering; X ray detector

Indexed keywords

EDGE PHANTOM; NYQUIST FREQUENCY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; X-RAY DETECTOR;

MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; SCATTERING; SELENIUM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33746375990     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.874953     Document Type: Article

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