title: Diffraction enhanced x-ray imaging.
abstract: Diffraction enhanced imaging is a new x-ray radiographic imaging modality using monochromatic x-rays from a synchrotron which produces images of thick absorbing objects that are almost completely free of scatter. They show dramatically improved contrast over standard imaging applied to the same phantom. The contrast is based not only on attenuation but also the refraction and diffraction properties of the sample. This imaging method may improve image quality for medical applications, industrial radiography for non-destructive testing and x-ray computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: CSRRI, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago 60616, USA. chapman@sparky.csrri.iit.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thomlinson
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Washburn
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gmür
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menk
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arfelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sayers
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D017356:Synchrotrons; D014965:X-Rays