Development of high-resolution molecular phase-contrast stereoscopic X-ray imaging for accurate cancer diagnostics

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 334-338

  Zhou, Shu Ang ^a   Brahme, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; NEOPLASM; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; NEOPLASMS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 77953347272     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq012     Document Type: Article

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