High-energy X-ray diffraction experiment employing a compact synchrotron X-ray source based on inverse Compton scattering

This study demonstrates high-energy XRD at an ICS with strongly absorbing mineralogical samples embedded in soft tissue. A quantitative comparison of the measured XRD patterns with calculations of their expected shapes validates the performance of ICSs for XRD. This analysis was performed for two types of kidney stones of different materials. Since these stones are not isolated in a human body, the influence of the surrounding soft tissue on the XRD pattern is investigated and a correction for this soft tissue contribution is introduced.PMID:38631968 | DOI:10.1016/j.zemedi.2024.03.003
Source: Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research