Time-gated medical imaging with ultrafast laser plasma x-rays Conference Paper

abstract

• Laser-generated, hard x-rays are produced in a > 1018W/cm2focus of an ultrashort-pulse laser system. The application of ultrashort-duration, laser-generated x-rays to diagnostic medical imaging is discussed. Time-gated detection allows removal of scattered radiation, improved image quality and possible reduction of patient exposure. Methods for improvement of x-ray yield, design of appropriate drive lasers, and applications to mammography and angiography are also discussed.

name of conference

• Applications of Laser Plasma Radiation II

authors

• Yakovlev, Vladislav

published proceedings

• APPLICATIONS OF LASER PLASMA RADIATION II

author list (cited authors)

• Barty, C., Gordon, C. L., Lemoff, B. E., RosePetruck, C., Raksi, F., Bell, P. M., ... Yin, G. Y.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Barty, CPJ||Gordon, CL||Lemoff, BE||RosePetruck, C||Raksi, F||Bell, PM||Wilson, KR||Yakovlev, VV||Yamakawa, K||Yin, GY

editor list (cited editors)

• Richardson, M. C., & Kyrala, G. A.

publication date

• September 1995

publisher

• SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics  Publisher

published in

• Proceedings of SPIE  Journal

keywords

• Chirped-pulse Amplification
• Mammography
• Medical
• Time-gated Imaging
• Ultrafast
• X-rays

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1117/12.220990

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 10

• 0-8194-1882-X

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9780819418821

start page

• 286

end page

• 298

volume

• 2523

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.220990