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Quantitative Material Decomposition Methods for X-ray Spectral CT

Author : Ting Su
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Material Decomposition Methods for X-ray Spectral CT written by Ting Su and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) plays an important part in non-invasive imaging since its introduction. During the past few years, numerous technological advances in X-ray CT have been observed, including spectral CT, which uses photon counting detectors (PCDs) to discriminate transmitted photons corresponding to selected energy bins in order to obtain spectral information with one single acquisition. Spectral CT enables us to overcome many limitations of the conventional CT techniques and opens up many new application possibilities, among which quantitative material decomposition is the hottest topic. A number of material decomposition methods have been reported and different experimental systems are under development for spectral CT. According to the type of data on which the decomposition step operates, we have projection domain method (decomposition before reconstruction) and image domain method (decomposition after reconstruction). The commonly used decomposition is based on least square criterion, named proj-LS and ima-LS method. However, the inverse problem of material decomposition is usually ill-posed and the X-ray spectral CT measurements suffer from Poisson photon counting noise. The standard LS criterion can lead to overfitting to the noisy measurement data. In the present work, we have proposed a least log-squares criterion for projection domain method to minimize the errors on linear attenuation coefficient: proj-LLS method. Furthermore, to reduce the effect of noise and enforce smoothness, we have proposed to add a patchwise regularization term to penalize the sum of the square variations within each patch for both projection domain and image domain decomposition, named proj-PR-LLS and ima-PR-LS method. The performances of the different methods were evaluated by spectral CT simulation studies with specific phantoms for different applications: (1) Medical application: iodine and calcium identification. The decomposition results of the proposed methods show that calcium and iodine can be well separated and quantified from soft tissues. (2) Industrial application: ABS-flame retardants (FR) plastic sorting. Results show that 3 kinds of ABS materials with different flame retardants can be separated when the sample thickness is favorable. Meanwhile, we simulated spectral CT imaging with a PMMA phantom filled with Fe, Ca and K solutions. Different acquisition parameters, i.e. exposure factor and number of energy bins were simulated to investigate their influence on the performance of the proposed methods for iron determination.

Spectral Computed Tomography

Author : Björn J. Heismann
Publisher : SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
ISBN 13 : 9780819492579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)

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Book Synopsis Spectral Computed Tomography by : Björn J. Heismann

Download or read book Spectral Computed Tomography written by Björn J. Heismann and published by SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computed tomography (CT) is a widely used x-ray scanning technique. In its prominent use as a medical imaging device, CT serves as a workhorse in many clinical settings throughout the world. It provides answers to urgent diagnostic tasks such as oncology tumor staging, acute stroke analysis, or radiation therapy planning. Spectral Computed Tomography provides a concise, practical coverage of this important medical tool. The first chapter considers the main clinical motivations for spectral CT applications. In Chapter 2, the measurement properties of spectral CT systems are described. Chapter 3 provides an overview of the current state of research on spectral CT algorithms. Based on this overview, the technical realization of spectral CT systems is evaluated in Chapter 4. Device approaches such as DSCT, kV switching, and energy-resolving detectors are compared. Finally, Chapter 5 summarizes various algorithms for spectral CT reconstructions and spectral CT image postprocessing, and links these algorithms to clinical use cases

Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography

Author : Katsuyuki Taguchi
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429942001
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography by : Katsuyuki Taguchi

Download or read book Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography written by Katsuyuki Taguchi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography is a comprehensive cover of the latest developments in the most prevalent imaging modality (x-ray computed tomography (CT)) in its latest incarnation: Spectral, Dual-Energy, and Photon Counting CT. Disadvantages of the conventional single-energy technique used by CT technology are that different materials cannot be distinguished and that the noise is larger. To address these problems, a novel spectral CT concept has been proposed. Spectral Dual-Energy CT (DE-CT) acquires two sets of spectral data, and Spectral Photon Counting CT (PC-CT) detects energy of x-ray photons to reveal additional material information of objects by using novel energy-sensitive, photon-counting detectors. The K-edge imaging may be a gateway for functional or molecular CT. The book covers detectors and electronics, image reconstruction methods, image quality assessments, a simulation tool, nanoparticle contrast agents, and clinical applications for spectral CT.

Optimization in Spectral X-ray/CT Imaging Measurements

Author : Yuan Yao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book Optimization in Spectral X-ray/CT Imaging Measurements written by Yuan Yao and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spectral imaging techniques can enhance clinical x-ray/CT applications by creating material discriminated images and facilitating quantitative analysis based on intrinsic tissue properties. This dissertation focused on improving the performance of spectral x-ray/CT imaging by optimizing system designs and scan protocols. I designed and demonstrated that a fixed K-edge x-ray filter can improve material decomposition precision of fast kVp-switching systems at modest flux penalty. Secondly, I optimized the protocols of dual source liver CT, where I showed that the dual energy blended images would not have as good contrast to noise ratio (CNR) as optimized single energy scans. Besides commercially available x-ray/CT systems, photon counting x-ray detectors (PCXD) are promising for spectral imaging applications, but for medical use they suffer from non-ideal energy response and slow counting speed. Edge-on PCXD with multi-layer segmentation was proposed to address the counting speed issue by splitting the counting burden into multiple layers. We hypothesized that segmenting detectors in the depth direction (a.k.a. "in-depth") and retaining the depth dependent signals can also significantly improve the spectral performance (e.g., noise of material discriminated images). Our research showed that the depth information is redundant when the pulse height information is perfect. With real-world, non-ideal energy response functions (ERF), however, the in-depth PCXD is more dose efficient than the edge-on PCXD. Firstly, when analytical ERF models were assumed, we found the benefit of the depth information varied across different detector materials but was relatively constant across various detector architectures, protocol settings, and the scanned object size. The dose efficiency improvement comes along with the fact that the depth information helps when photons that are recorded at wrong energies overlap with correctly measured ones. Next, we compared the in-depth and edge-on detectors using more realistic ERFs estimated from Monte Carlo simulation, which showed that the depth segmentation degrades the energy response by introducing inter-layer cross-talk. The results showed that severe data correlation between layers diminish the benefit from the depth segments, but with correction schemes applied, the dose improvement reappears. The improvements are ERF dependent, with high potential when ERF degradation is from K-escape photons and little impact for events in the Compton plateau.

Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography

Author : Katsuyuki Taguchi
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429941994
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography by : Katsuyuki Taguchi

Download or read book Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography written by Katsuyuki Taguchi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spectral, Photon Counting Computed Tomography is a comprehensive cover of the latest developments in the most prevalent imaging modality (x-ray computed tomography (CT)) in its latest incarnation: Spectral, Dual-Energy, and Photon Counting CT. Disadvantages of the conventional single-energy technique used by CT technology are that different materials cannot be distinguished and that the noise is larger. To address these problems, a novel spectral CT concept has been proposed. Spectral Dual-Energy CT (DE-CT) acquires two sets of spectral data, and Spectral Photon Counting CT (PC-CT) detects energy of x-ray photons to reveal additional material information of objects by using novel energy-sensitive, photon-counting detectors. The K-edge imaging may be a gateway for functional or molecular CT. The book covers detectors and electronics, image reconstruction methods, image quality assessments, a simulation tool, nanoparticle contrast agents, and clinical applications for spectral CT.

Medical Imaging Systems

Author : Andreas Maier
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319965204
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Book Synopsis Medical Imaging Systems by : Andreas Maier

Download or read book Medical Imaging Systems written by Andreas Maier and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book gives a complete and comprehensive introduction to the fields of medical imaging systems, as designed for a broad range of applications. The authors of the book first explain the foundations of system theory and image processing, before highlighting several modalities in a dedicated chapter. The initial focus is on modalities that are closely related to traditional camera systems such as endoscopy and microscopy. This is followed by more complex image formation processes: magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray projection imaging, computed tomography, X-ray phase-contrast imaging, nuclear imaging, ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography.

Photon Counting Computed Tomography

Author : Scott Hsieh
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031260627
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Photon Counting Computed Tomography written by Scott Hsieh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-27 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will provide readers with a good overview of some of most recent advances in the field of Photon Counting CT technology for X-ray medical imaging, especially as it pertains to new detectors. There will be a good mixture of general chapters in both technology and applications in CT medical imaging. The book will have an in-depth review of the research topics from world-leading specialists in the field. The conversion of the X-ray signal into analogue/digital value will be covered in some chapters. The authors also provide a review of CMOS chips for X-ray image sensors, methods of material discrimination and image reconstruction techniques. Covers a broad range of topics, including an introduction to novel spectral Computed Tomography; Includes in-depth analysis on how to optimize X-ray detection; Discusses analysis of electronics for X-ray detection.

Radiomics and Radiogenomics

Author : Ruijiang Li
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351208268
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Radiomics and Radiogenomics written by Ruijiang Li and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radiomics and Radiogenomics: Technical Basis and Clinical Applications provides a first summary of the overlapping fields of radiomics and radiogenomics, showcasing how they are being used to evaluate disease characteristics and correlate with treatment response and patient prognosis. It explains the fundamental principles, technical bases, and clinical applications with a focus on oncology. The book’s expert authors present computational approaches for extracting imaging features that help to detect and characterize disease tissues for improving diagnosis, prognosis, and evaluation of therapy response. This book is intended for audiences including imaging scientists, medical physicists, as well as medical professionals and specialists such as diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists. Features Provides a first complete overview of the technical underpinnings and clinical applications of radiomics and radiogenomics Shows how they are improving diagnostic and prognostic decisions with greater efficacy Discusses the image informatics, quantitative imaging, feature extraction, predictive modeling, software tools, and other key areas Covers applications in oncology and beyond, covering all major disease sites in separate chapters Includes an introduction to basic principles and discussion of emerging research directions with a roadmap to clinical translation

Elements of Modern X-ray Physics

Author : Jens Als-Nielsen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470973943
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Elements of Modern X-ray Physics written by Jens Als-Nielsen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eagerly awaited, this second edition of a best-selling text comprehensively describes from a modern perspective the basics of x-ray physics as well as the completely new opportunities offered by synchrotron radiation. Written by internationally acclaimed authors, the style of the book is to develop the basic physical principles without obscuring them with excessive mathematics. The second edition differs substantially from the first edition, with over 30% new material, including: A new chapter on non-crystalline diffraction - designed to appeal to the large community who study the structure of liquids, glasses, and most importantly polymers and bio-molecules A new chapter on x-ray imaging - developed in close cooperation with many of the leading experts in the field Two new chapters covering non-crystalline diffraction and imaging Many important changes to various sections in the book have been made with a view to improving the exposition Four-colour representation throughout the text to clarify key concepts Extensive problems after each chapter There is also supplementary book material for this title available online (http://booksupport.wiley.com). Praise for the previous edition: “The publication of Jens Als-Nielsen and Des McMorrow’s Elements of Modern X-ray Physics is a defining moment in the field of synchrotron radiation… a welcome addition to the bookshelves of synchrotron–radiation professionals and students alike.... The text is now my personal choice for teaching x-ray physics…” – Physics Today, 2002

Big Data in Radiation Oncology

Author : Jun Deng
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351801112
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Big Data in Radiation Oncology written by Jun Deng and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Data in Radiation Oncology gives readers an in-depth look into how big data is having an impact on the clinical care of cancer patients. While basic principles and key analytical and processing techniques are introduced in the early chapters, the rest of the book turns to clinical applications, in particular for cancer registries, informatics, radiomics, radiogenomics, patient safety and quality of care, patient-reported outcomes, comparative effectiveness, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making. More features of the book are: Offers the first focused treatment of the role of big data in the clinic and its impact on radiation therapy. Covers applications in cancer registry, radiomics, patient safety, quality of care, treatment planning, decision making, and other key areas. Discusses the fundamental principles and techniques for processing and analysis of big data. Address the use of big data in cancer prevention, detection, prognosis, and management. Provides practical guidance on implementation for clinicians and other stakeholders. Dr. Jun Deng is a professor at the Department of Therapeutic Radiology of Yale University School of Medicine and an ABR board certified medical physicist at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has received numerous honors and awards such as Fellow of Institute of Physics in 2004, AAPM Medical Physics Travel Grant in 2008, ASTRO IGRT Symposium Travel Grant in 2009, AAPM-IPEM Medical Physics Travel Grant in 2011, and Fellow of AAPM in 2013. Lei Xing, Ph.D., is the Jacob Haimson Professor of Medical Physics and Director of Medical Physics Division of Radiation Oncology Department at Stanford University. His research has been focused on inverse treatment planning, tomographic image reconstruction, CT, optical and PET imaging instrumentations, image guided interventions, nanomedicine, and applications of molecular imaging in radiation oncology. Dr. Xing is on the editorial boards of a number of journals in radiation physics and medical imaging, and is recipient of numerous awards, including the American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award, The Whitaker Foundation Grant Award, and a Max Planck Institute Fellowship.

Gastrointestinal Imaging

Author : Angela D. Levy
Publisher : Rotations in Radiology
ISBN 13 : 0199759421
Total Pages : 761 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Gastrointestinal Imaging written by Angela D. Levy and published by Rotations in Radiology. This book was released on 2015 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a comprehensive review of gastrointestinal pathologies commonly encountered by practising radiologists and residents in training. The chapters are organised by organ system and include the pharynx and esophagus, stomach, small bowel, appendix, colon, anorectum, liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, peritoneum, mesentery, and abdominal wall, and one on multisystem disorders. The book offers a guided approach to imaging diagnosis with examples of all imaging modalities complimented by the basics of technique and interpretation and the nuances necessary to reach the best diagnosis.

Spectral Imaging

Author : Hatem Alkadhi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030962857
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Spectral Imaging written by Hatem Alkadhi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, edited by leading experts in radiology, offers a state-of-the-art overview of the specifics and the added value of dual-energy, multi-energy, and spectral computed tomography (CT). Latest advances and upcoming innovations such as photon-counting detector CT are covered by renown experts in the field. The entire spectrum of clinical applications of dual-energy and spectral CT throughout the body is covered. Book chapters are written by expert authors with a background in physics and radiology and are richly illustrated with high quality figures, graphical illustrations, and tables. The first section covers background issues and the most relevant technical aspects of the technique, including a detailed description of the approaches to dual-energy, spectral and photon-counting CT by different vendors of CT scanners. The second part focusses on the use of dual-energy, spectral and photon-counting CT in daily clinical practice, and individual chapters are devoted to imaging of the brain, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, abdominal organs, skeletal system, and the chest. The focus of the book ensures that it will be of interest for a multidisciplinary forum of readers comprising radiologists, medical physicists, and other medical professionals and scientists being interested in cutting-edge CT imaging.

Overcoming Spectral Inconsistency-induced Image Artifacts in Photon Counting CT Systems

Author : Mang Feng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Spectral Inconsistency-induced Image Artifacts in Photon Counting CT Systems written by Mang Feng and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photon counting detectors (PCDs) use semiconductors such as silicon (Si) or cadmium telluride (CdTe) to directly convert the energy of X-rays to electric (i.e. voltage) pulse signals. The seminconductor sensor and readout electronics of PCDs are fast enough such that the pulses induced by individual X-ray photons can be discriminated and recorded as separate digital counts. Compared with conventional scintillator-based indirect-conversion detectors, the direct conversion mechanism of PCDs can effectively improve spatial resolution. PCDs are equipped with voltage comparators to effectively reject electronic noise and improve images' contrast-to-noise ratio, particularly at low radiation dose levels. By introducing multiple comparators to each detector pixel, the energy of each X-ray photon can be estimated based on the height of the voltage pulse. These attractive features of PCDs offer the potential of further reducing radiation dose and achieving routine spectral imaging in x-ray computed tomography (CT). However, there is a technical challenge in the way of using PCD in clinical CT: the energy response functions of PCDs are inconsistency across different semiconductor panels due to slight variations in the semiconductor impurity level, threshold voltage, and other physical reasons. This spectral inconsistency problem leads to concentric artifacts in reconstructed PCD-CT images that severely degrade low-contrast detectability and material quantification accuracy. This thesis presents two methods to address the spectral inconsistency-induced concentric artifacts in PCD-CT: The first method method leverages the energy-resolving capability of PCDs to perform project-domain material decomposition to decouple the image object's information from the detector response function. The second method does not require a PCD to be operated under the spectral imaging mode; instead, it uses an image-domain segmentation process to help estimating the non-water contents in an image object, based on which detector pixel-specific correction functions were applied to address the nonuniformity in the raw projection data. Both methods were experimentally evaluated on a benchtop PCD-CT system and a prototype C-arm PCD-CT system with human-sized phantoms, human cadavers, and in vivo large animals. The experimental results demonstrated that the spectral inconsistency-induced artifacts in PCD-CT can be effectively addressed with the proposed methods. Finally, this thesis demonstrates examples of how the correction methods can be employed to accomplish high-quality and quantitative virtual non-contrast imaging, virtual monoenergetic imaging, and dual K-edge contrast material PCD-CT imaging.

X-Ray Computed Tomography in Biomedical Engineering

Author : Robert Cierniak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0857290274
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book X-Ray Computed Tomography in Biomedical Engineering written by Robert Cierniak and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computed Tomography gives a detailed overview of various aspects of computed tomography. It discusses X-ray CT tomography from a historical point of view, the design and physical operating principles of computed tomography apparatus, the algorithms of image reconstruction and the quality assessment criteria of tomography scanners. Algorithms of image reconstruction from projections, a crucial problem in medical imaging, are considered in depth. The author gives descriptions of the reconstruction methods related to tomography scanners with a parallel X-ray beam, trough solutions with fan-shaped beam and successive modifications of spiral scanners. Computed Tomography contains a dedicated chapter for those readers who are interested in computer simulations based on studies of reconstruction algorithms. The information included in this chapter will enable readers to create a simulation environment in which virtual tomography projections can be obtained in all basic projection systems. This monograph is a valuable study on computed tomography that will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in the fields of biomedical engineering, medical electronics, computer science and medicine.

Advanced X-Ray Radiation Detection:

Author : Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030929892
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced X-Ray Radiation Detection: by : Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski

Download or read book Advanced X-Ray Radiation Detection: written by Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers readers an overview of some of the most recent advances in the field of technology for X-ray medical imaging. Coverage includes both technology and applications in SPECT, PET and CT, with an in-depth review of the research topics from leading specialists in the field. Coverage includes conversion of the X-ray signal into analogue/digital value, as well as a review of CMOS chips for X-ray image sensors. Emphasis is on high-Z materials like CdTe, CZT and GaAs, since they offer the best implementation possibilities for direct conversion X-ray detectors. The discussion includes material challenges, detector operation physics and technology and readout integrated circuits required to detect signals processes by high-Z sensors. Authors contrast these emerging technologies with more established ones based on scintillator materials. This book is an excellent reference for people already working in the field as well as for people wishing to enter it.

MicroComputed Tomography

Author : Stuart R. Stock
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420058770
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book MicroComputed Tomography written by Stuart R. Stock and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-12-23 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the availability of commercial laboratory systems and the emergence of user facilities at synchrotron radiation sources, studies of microcomputed tomography or microCT have increased exponentially. MicroComputed Technology provides a complete introduction to the technology, describing how to use it effectively and understand its results. The first part of the book focuses on methodology, covering experimental methods, data analysis, and visualization approaches. The second part addresses various microCT applications, including porous solids, microstructural evolution, soft tissue studies, multimode studies, and indirect analyses. The author presents a sufficient amount of fundamental material so that those new to the field can develop a relative understanding of how to design their own microCT studies. One of the first full-length references dedicated to microCT, this book provides an accessible introduction to field, supplemented with application examples and color images.

Coherent X-Ray Optics

Author : David Paganin
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0198567286
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Coherent X-Ray Optics written by David Paganin and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2006-01-12 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: X-ray optics is undergoing a renaissance, which may be paralleled to that experienced by visible-light optics following the invention of the laser. The associated surge of activity in "coherent" x-ray optics has been documented in this monograph, the first of its type in the field.