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Mar 19, 2007

Counting photons cuts down X-ray dose

Mammography places a challenging set of demands on an X-ray imaging system. To maximize image quality while minimizing the delivered radiation dose, a digital mammography system must offer high spatial and contrast resolution, a wide dynamic range, efficient rejection of scattered radiation, low noise, minimal artefacts and no dead pixels. In addition, the detector needs a high enough quantum efficiency to record each and every incident X-ray photon.

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