Dual energy computed tomography for explosive detection

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-256

  Ying, Zhengrong ^a   Naidu, Ram ^a   Crawford, Carl R ^a  

^a ANALOGIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Compton scatter; Computed tomography; Destreaking; Dual energy; Effective atomic number; Photoelectric effect; Spectral correction

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOELECTRICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPTON SCATTERING; DESTREAKING; DUAL ENERGY; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; SPECTRAL CORRECTIONS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 33845525851     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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