Breast computed tomography with the PICASSO detector: A feasibility study

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 628, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 419-422

  Rigon, Luigi ^a   Tapete, Federica ^b   Dreossi, Diego ^a,c   Arfelli, Fulvia ^a,d   Bergamaschi, Anna ^e   Chen, Rong Chang ^a,d,f   Longo, Renata ^a,d   Menk, Ralf Hendrik ^a,c   Schmitt, Bernd ^e   Vallazza, Erik ^a   Castelli, Edoardo ^a,d  

^a SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Breast computed tomography; Mammography; Silicon microstrip detector; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RESOLUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MEDICAL PHYSICS; PHASE CONTRASTS; PHASE IMAGING; SCREEN-FILM SYSTEM; SILICON MICRO-STRIP; SILICON MICROSTRIP DETECTOR; SINGLE-PHOTON COUNTING; SYNCHROTRON SOURCE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; SILICON DETECTORS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS;

SENSORS;

EID: 79251600002     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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