High energy X-ray phase-contrast imaging using glancing angle grating interferometers

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8668, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Stutman, D ^a   Stayman, J W ^b   Finkenthal, M ^a   Siewerdsen, J H ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Talbot lau interferometer; X ray phase contrast

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATION; FRINGE CONTRASTS; GLANCING INCIDENCE; GRATING INTERFEROMETERS; HIGH ENERGY X-RAYS; INTERFEROMETER DESIGNS; TALBOT-LAU INTERFEROMETER; X RAY PHASE CONTRAST;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 84878334247     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2007930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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