Hard X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging for Medical Applications - Physicist's Dream or Radiologist's Mainstream?

We briefly review currently practiced methods of X-ray phase contrast imaging and consider some of their relative features, especially in regard to applicability to clinical medical studies. Various related technological issues and promising future areas of development are also briefly discussed.

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Main Authors: Wilkins, S. W., Gureyev, T. E., Mayo, S. C., Nesterets, Ya. I., Pogany, A., Stevenson, A. W., Paganin, D. M., School of Physics, Monash University, Vic 3800
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
HARD X RADIATION
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
REVIEWS
X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
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Summary:We briefly review currently practiced methods of X-ray phase contrast imaging and consider some of their relative features, especially in regard to applicability to clinical medical studies. Various related technological issues and promising future areas of development are also briefly discussed.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.2723616