Studies of a prototype linear stationary x-ray source for tomosynthesis imaging.
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SUBMITTER: Schwoebel PR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4083558 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
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Studies of a prototype linear stationary x-ray source for tomosynthesis imaging.
Schwoebel P R PR Boone John M JM Shao Joe J
Physics in medicine and biology 20140417 10
A prototype linear x-ray source to implement stationary source-stationary detector tomosynthesis (TS) imaging has been studied. Potential applications include human breast and small animal imaging. The source is comprised of ten x-ray source elements each consisting of a field emission cathode, electrostatic lens, and target. The electrostatic lens and target are common to all elements. The source elements form x-ray focal spots with minimum diameters of 0.3-0.4 mm at electron beam currents of u ...[more]
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