DocumentCode
3569809
Title
Medical uses of monochromatic X-rays
Author
Carroll, Frank E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Vanderbilt Univ. Med. Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1995
Firstpage
80
Abstract
If we take advantage of time of flight imaging, phase imaging, energy discriminant information, inherent absorption differences of tissues, fast gated digital detectors, computer enhancements and reconstruction of data, and new chemoradiotherapeutic agents, monochromatic X-rays will have a shining future in medicine
Keywords
computerised tomography; radiation therapy; chemoradiotherapeutic agents; computer enhancements; data reconstruction; energy discriminant information; fast gated digital detectors; inherent absorption differences; monochromatic X-rays; phase imaging; time of flight imaging; Biomedical imaging; Costs; Electrons; Image quality; Light scattering; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical imaging; Particle scattering; Tunable circuits and devices; X-ray scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2934-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.1995.504571
Filename
504571
Link To Document