Secondary radiation in transmission-type X-ray tubes: Simulation, practical issues and solution in the context of X-ray microtomography

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

Volumn 661, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-12

  Boone, Matthieu N ^a   Vlassenbroeck, Jelle ^b   Peetermans, Steven ^c   Van Loo, Denis ^a   Dierick, Manuel ^a   Van Hoorebeke, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b InCT ^*  (Belgium)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BEAMnrc; Focal spot; Monte Carlo simulation; Off focal radiation; Secondary radiation; X ray tube

Indexed keywords

BEAMNRC; FOCAL SPOT; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OFF-FOCAL RADIATION; SECONDARY RADIATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FOCUSING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80755153058     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.09.046     Document Type: Article

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