Attenuation of Monochromatic X-Rays by Normal and Abnormal Breast Tissues

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Authors

Frank E. Carroll · Vanderbilt University

J. Waters · Vanderbilt University

WEI WEI ANDREWS · Vanderbilt University

Ron Price · Vanderbilt University

David R. Pickens · Vanderbilt University

Robert Willcott · Vanderbilt University

Perry A. Tompkins ·

Abstract

Differences in the linear attenuation coefficients of monochromatic x-rays between 14.15 and 18 keV do exist between normal and cancerous tissues, but there is some degree of overlap.

Topics & Keywords

Radiation Dose and Imaging Infrared Thermography in Medicine Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Investigative Radiology

Volume 29, Issue 3, pp. 266-272

DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199403000-00003

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