Near-monochromatic X-ray beams produced by the free electron laser and Compton backscatter.
Invest Radiol
; 25(5): 465-71, 1990 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2345075
ABSTRACT
The intense photon output of a free electron laser may be made to collide with its own high energy electron beam to create nearly monochromatic x-rays using Compton backscatter techniques. These x-rays can be used for imaging and non-imaging diagnostic and therapeutic experiments. The initial configuration of the Vanderbilt Medical Free Electron Laser (Sierra Laser Systems, Sunnyvale, CA) produces intense x-rays up to 17.9 keV, although higher energies are easily attainable through the use of frequency doubling methods, alteration of the energy of the electron beam and coupling to conventional laser inputs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiography
/
Electrons
/
Lasers
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Invest Radiol
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Tunisia