Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Physics

Content Description

1 online resource (viii, 119 pages) : color illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Carolyn A MacDonald

Committee Members

Carolyn A MacDonald, Ariel M Caticha, Jesse A Ernest, William Lanford, Jehangir Satti

Keywords

Coherent Scatter, Contrast, Diffraction, Imaging, Modulation Transfor Function, X -ray, Radiographic contrast media, X-rays, Diffractive scattering, Diagnostic imaging, Breast

Subject Categories

Optics | Physics

Abstract

Two X-ray diffraction based techniques for high contrast were explored to improve contrast in radiology: diffraction enhanced imaging (DEI) and coherent scatter imaging.

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Optics Commons

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