X-ray coherent scattering form factors of tissues, water and plastics using energy dispersion

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4377-4397

  King, B W ^a   Landheer, K A ^a   Johns, P C ^a,b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BONE; CHARACTERIZATION; DISPERSIONS; ELASTOMERS; HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MUSCLE; X RAY SCATTERING;

COHERENT X-RAY SCATTERING; DIFFERENTIAL SCATTERING CROSS SECTION; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; PHANTOM MATERIALS; SCALING FACTORS; X-RAY COHERENT SCATTERING;

COHERENT SCATTERING;

PLASTIC; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; PLASTICS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 79960347251     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/14/010     Document Type: Article

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