Dual energy phase contrast x-ray imaging with Talbot-Lau interferometer

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Kottler, Christian ^a   Revol, Vincent ^a   Kaufmann, Rolf ^a   Urban, Claus ^a  

^a CSEM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUAL ENERGY; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; ENERGY SPECTRA; ENHANCED CONTRAST; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH QUALITY IMAGES; IMAGE FORMATION PROCESS; INTERFEROMETRIC METHODS; LIMITED BANDWIDTH; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; MATERIAL SENSITIVITY; MONOCHROMATIC X-RAYS; PHASE CONTRAST X-RAY IMAGING; PHASE CONTRASTS; PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING; SOFT TISSUE; TALBOT-LAU INTERFEROMETER; WEAKLY ABSORBING MATERIALS; X-RAY ENERGIES; X-RAY PHASE; X-RAY PHASE CONTRAST IMAGES; X-RAY PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING;

ABSORPTION; RADIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY OPTICS; X RAYS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78751561059     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3512871     Document Type: Article

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