Title :
3.3: The development of a stationary X-ray source for medical imaging
Author :
Schwoebel, Paul R. ; Holland, Christopher E. ; Spin, Charles A.
Author_Institution :
SRI Int., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
A prototype stationary source for medical imaging is evaluated. X-ray focal spot diameters of less than 0.2 mm are formed with beam currents of up to 75 mA at beam energies of 30 keV.
Keywords :
X-ray apparatus; biomedical equipment; computerised tomography; X-ray tomographic imaging; current 75 mA; electron volt energy 30 keV; medical imaging; real-time tomosynthesis; stationary X-ray source; Adaptive optics; Animals; Biomedical imaging; Optical imaging; Tomography; X-ray imaging; Cold cathodes; Medical imaging; Stationary source; X-ray source;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2010 23rd International
Conference_Location :
Palo Alto, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7889-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7888-0
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2010.5563221
