X-Ray Phase-Contrast Tomography: Underlying Physics and Developments for Breast Imaging by Luca Brombal
English | PDF,EPUB | 2020 | 150 Pages | ISBN : 3030604322 | 61.85 MB
X-ray imaging is a corner stone of breast cancer diagnosis. By exploiting the phase shift of X-rays rather than their attenuation, phase-contrast tomography has the potential to dramatically increase the visibility of small and low contrast features, thus leading to better diagnosis. This thesis presents research on the first synchrotron-based project developing a clinical phase-contrast breast computed tomography (CT) setup at Elettra, the Italian Syncrotron Radiation Facility.