Low-dose phase contrast mammography with conventional x-ray sources

• Published in: Medical physics (Lancaster) Vol. 40; no. 9; pp. 090701 - n/a
• Main Authors: Olivo, A., Gkoumas, S., Endrizzi, M., Hagen, C. K., Szafraniec, M. B., Diemoz, P. C., Munro, P. R. T., Ignatyev, K., Johnson, B., Horrocks, J. A., Vinnicombe, S. J., Jones, J. L., Speller, R. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association of Physicists in Medicine 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Diffraction gratings; dosimetry; Dosimetry/exposure assessment; Humans; image contrast; Image sensors; Mammography; Mammography - methods; Medical image contrast; Medical image quality; Medical imaging; Medical X‐ray imaging; microcalcifications; Molybdenum; Radiation Dosage; X-Rays; X‐ray apparatus; X‐ray detectors; X‐ray imaging; x‐ray phase contrast imaging; x-ray phase contrast imaging; mammography; image contrast; microcalcifications

Purpose: To provide an x-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) method working with conventional sources that could be readily translated into clinical practice. XPCI shows potential in synchrotron studies but attempts at translating it for use with conventional sources are subject to limitations in term...