A simplified approach to quantitative coded aperture X-ray phase imaging

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 11187-11201

  Munro, Peter R T ^a   Hagen, Charlotte K ^b   Szafraniec, Magdalena B ^b   Olivo, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS;

ANALYSER-BASED IMAGING; CODED APERTURES; FOCAL SPOT SIZE; INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS; LABORATORY SOURCE; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING; X-RAY PHASE IMAGING; X-RAY PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING;

OPTICS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; DEVICES; PROCEDURES;

ALGORITHMS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84878489182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.011187     Document Type: Article

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