Mammographic phantom studies with synchrotron radiation

Radiology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 659-663

  Johnston, R Eugene ^a   Washburn, David ^a   Pisano, Etta ^a   Burns, Charles ^a   Thomlinson, William C ^b   Chapman, L Dean ^b,d   Arfelli, Fulvia ^b,e   Gmur, Nicholas F ^b   Zhong, Zhong ^b   Sayers, Dale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast radiography, technology; Phantoms; Synchrotron

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SCREENING; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON;

EID: 9444243809     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.200.3.8756911     Document Type: Article

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