A two-directional approach for grating based differential phase contrast imaging using hard x-rays

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1175-1181

  Kottler, C ^a   David, C ^a   Pfeiffer, F ^a   Bunk, O ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; ONE DIMENSIONAL; X RAYS;

ARTIFACT FREE PHASE IMAGES; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING; HARD X RAYS; PHASE RETRIEVAL;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33846868668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001175     Document Type: Article

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