Human soft tissue analysis using x-ray or gamma-ray techniques

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Theodorakou, C ^a   Farquharson, M J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT SCATTERING; DIAGNOSIS; TISSUE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATTENUATION MEASUREMENTS; COMPTON; DISEASE PROCESS; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE CHARACTERIZATIONS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X-RAY TECHNIQUES;

GAMMA RAYS;

COLLAGEN;

CANCER TISSUE; COMPTON EFFECT; ELECTRON; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; X RAY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 45749121629     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/11/R01     Document Type: Review

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