XCOM intrinsic dimensionality for low-Z elements at diagnostic energies

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 654-657

  Bornefalk, Hans ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bootstrap; linear attenuation coefficients; linear subspace dimensionality; XCOM

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

BOOTSTRAP; INTRINSIC DIMENSIONALITIES; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; LINEAR SUBSPACE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; X-RAY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; XCOM;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS;

EID: 84856976506     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3675399     Document Type: Article

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