Design, fabrication and testing of a large anti-scatter grid for megavolt γ-ray imaging

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 717-721

  Watson, S A ^a   Appleby, M ^b   Klinger, J ^b   Balzer, S ^a   Lebeda, C ^a   Bowman, D ^a   Montoya, J ^c   Bultman, D ^c   Vecere, C ^a   Gossein, C ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Mikro Systems Inc   (United States)

^c ARES Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Bucky grid; Gamma ray; NDE; Radiography; Scatter

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOGRAPHY; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

BUCKY GRID; COMPTON SCATTER RADIOGRAPHY; FLASH RADIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846606258     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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