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Investigation of externally activated X-ray fluorescence tomography for use in medical diagnostics

Von Busch et al., 2005

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16319260437885196420
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Von Busch H
Harding G
Martens G
Schlomka J
Schweizer B
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Medical Imaging 2005: Physics of Medical Imaging

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In the present study the applicability of x-ray fluorescence tomography for in-vivo medical imaging was investigated with respect to signal strength, background distribution and minimum detectable concentration. Tomographic imaging of the concentration distribution of …
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