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Assessment of different computational models for generation of x‐ray spectra in diagnostic radiology and mammography

Ay et al., 2005

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12010211262656139001
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Ay M
Sarkar S
Shahriari M
Sardari D
Zaidi H
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Medical physics

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Different computational methods based on empirical or semi‐empirical models and sophisticated Monte Carlo calculations have been proposed for prediction of x‐ray spectra both in diagnostic radiology and mammography. In this work, the x‐ray spectra predicted by …
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