Use of Kumakhov optics for medical imaging

Svetlana V. Nikitina; Andrey N. Nikitin; Alexander S. Scherbakov

doi:10.1117/12.245144

19 July 1996 Use of Kumakhov optics for medical imaging

Svetlana V. Nikitina, Andrey N. Nikitin, Alexander S. Scherbakov

Proceedings Volume 2859, Hard X-Ray/Gamma-Ray and Neutron Optics, Sensors, and Applications; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245144
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Three problems in medical imaging may be solved by use of Kumakhov optics: suppression of the radiation scattered in a phantom for improving the image contrast; increasing the spatial resolution for early diagnostic of a cancer; decrease of the patient irradiation dose. For solutions to these problems we used the polycapillary raster of d equals 5 cm, consisting of capillaries (Pb-containing) with diameter of channels 10 microns. Such systems permit to solve above mentioned problems.

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Svetlana V. Nikitina, Andrey N. Nikitin, and Alexander S. Scherbakov "Use of Kumakhov optics for medical imaging", Proc. SPIE 2859, Hard X-Ray/Gamma-Ray and Neutron Optics, Sensors, and Applications, (19 July 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245144

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