An energy dispersive bent Laue monochromator for K-edge subtraction imaging
- Biomedical Engineering Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
- Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
K-Edge Subtraction (KES) is a powerful synchrotron imaging method that allows the quantifiable determination of a contrast element (e.g. iodine) and matrix material (usually represented as water) in both projection imaging and computed tomography. A bent Laue monochromator has been developed that has very good focal and energy dispersive properties for KES. Approximately 5% of the vertical beam profile is involved in “edge crossing” energies, thus no splitter is employed as has been done with previous implementations where approximately 33% of the beam size was blocked. The beam can be narrowed vertically allowing a smaller crossover angle than a splitter based system which minimizes artifacts. The combination of good spatial resolution, energy dispersive properties, flux and a unique approach to data analysis make this system nearly ideal for KES.
- OSTI ID:
- 22608389
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1741, Issue 1; Conference: SRI2015: 12. international conference on synchrotron radiation instrumentation, New York, NY (United States), 6-10 Jul 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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