A non-free-space propagation x-ray phase contrast imaging method sensitive to phase effects in two directions simultaneously

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Olivo, A ^a   Bohndiek, S E ^a   Griffiths, J A ^a   Konstantinidis, A ^a   Speller, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SOURCES; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; X RAY APPARATUS;

CODED APERTURES; DIRECTIONAL SENSITIVITIES; FREE-SPACE PROPAGATION; MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS; PHASE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENTS; PHASE EFFECTS; SENSITIVE METHODS; X-RAY PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING; X-RAY SOURCES;

PHASE SPACE METHODS;

EID: 59349114117     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3078410     Document Type: Article

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