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Experimental Optimization of Propagation-Based BCT

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X-Ray Phase-Contrast Tomography

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Effective design and implementation of a propagation-based CT setup require careful optimization both in terms of physical parameters (hardware) and data processing (software). The goal of the present chapter is to describe and provide a scientific justification for several of these aspects, combining a theoretical/mathematical background with experimental results in the context of the SYRMA-3D project.

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Brombal, L. (2020). Experimental Optimization of Propagation-Based BCT. In: X-Ray Phase-Contrast Tomography. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60433-2_5

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