X-ray diffraction imaging-A multi-generational perspective

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-295

  Harding, G ^a  

^a GE Security Germany GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Explosives detection; Narcotics detection; Parallelization; System generations; Throughput optimization; X ray diffraction imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DIFFRACTION; EXPLOSIVES; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; TOMOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; NARCOTICS DETECTION; PARALLELIZATION; SYSTEM GENERATIONS; THROUGHPUT OPTIMIZATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION IMAGING;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EXPLOSIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM;

ATOMIC BOMB; BAYES THEOREM; BOMB; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIQUID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCREENING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NARCOTICS; SECURITY MEASURES; TERRORISM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 58049189137     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.08.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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