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ArticleApplied optics2022

Computational method for the optimization of quasimonoenergetic laser Compton x-ray sources for imaging applications.

Haytham H Effarah, Trevor Reutershan, Agnese Lagzda, Yoonwoo Hwang, Fred V Hartemann, C P J Barty

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Article in Applied optics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Haytham H Effarah
Trevor Reutershan
Agnese Lagzda
Yoonwoo Hwang
Fred V Hartemann
C P J Barty

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008620 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI GOLDIN, ALAN L · 1999 to 2023
$8.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of compact quasimonoenergetic x-ray radiation sources based on laser Compton scattering (LCS) offers opportunities for novel approaches to medical imaging. However, careful experimental design is required to fully utilize the angle-correlated x-ray spectra produced by LCS sources. Direct simulations of LCS x-ray spectra are computationally expensive and difficult to employ in experimental optimization. In this manuscript, we present a computational method that fully characterizes angle-correlated LCS x-ray spectra at any end point energy within a range defined by three direct simulations. With this approach, subsequent LCS x-ray spectra can be generated with up to 200 times less computational overhead.

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LasersLightDiagnostic ImagingX-Rays

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PMID35201039
PMCPMC10619704

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