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Kapadia, 2009 - Google Patents

Neutron stimulated emission computed tomography: A new technique for spectroscopic medical imaging

Kapadia, 2009

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Neutron Imaging and Applications: A Reference for the Imaging Community

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Neutron stimulated emission computed tomography (NSECT) is being developed as a new medical-imaging technique to quantify spatial distributions of elements in a sample through inelastic scattering of fast neutrons and detection of the resulting gamma rays. It has the …
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