Image quality assessment of a photon counting detector in x-ray projection imaging

The recent advancements in the photon counting detection have created a significant growing research interest in the x-ray imaging. It is essential to objectively understand the image quality parameters of a photon counting detector before developing imaging applications. In this work, we have asses...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment. - 1987. - 939(2019) vom: 21. Sept., Seite 83-88
1. Verfasser: Ghani, Muhammad U (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Li, Yuhua, Wu, Xizeng, Liu, Hong
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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