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A Sectioning, Coring, and Image Processing Guide for High-Throughput Cortical Bone Sample Procurement and Analysis for Synchrotron Micro-CT
Published on: June 12, 2020
Monochromatic x-ray radiation for high resolution radiography in osteology
D E von Mallek1, G M Sprinzl, J Koebke
1Department of Anatomy, University of Cologne, Köln, Germany.
Abstract:
The contrast of an x-ray exposure is influenced by the x-ray absorption of the examined material and the x-ray frequency. The examination of the absorbing properties of bone material in the molybdenum spectrum by means of the Bragg-method revealed an intense increase of absorption in the long-wave range. By using a zirconium filter, long-wave and monochromatic MoK alpha-rays can be isolated from the spectrum of a molybdenum x-ray tube. The x-ray exposures of thin bone tissue produced in this spectral range show a much greater degree of contrast and depth as compared to conventional exposures.
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