X-ray tomography methods

Robert Cernik; Andrew King; Wolfgang Ludwig; Alessandro  Olivo; Philip J. Withers

doi:10.1107/S1574870722008424

X-ray tomography methods

Robert Cernik, Andrew King, Wolfgang Ludwig, Alessandro Olivo, Philip J. Withers

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Abstract

Computed tomography is the reconstruction of a cross sectional slice of, or a volume of, an object from a series of projections. Traditionally, this is an image of the X-ray attenuation coefficient, but there are now a plethora of techniques which reconstruct different types of information to form a three-dimensional (3D) image. These include exploiting phase contrast or diffraction to produce a 3D image of grain orientations and grain shapes, or crystalline phase, or elemental composition or other characteristic. Here the different techniques are introduced, their merits outlined and their capabilities demonstrated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Tables for Crystallography
Subtitle of host publication	Volume C, Mathematical, physical and chemical tables
Publisher	International Union of Crystallography
Volume	C
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-119-95235-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1107/S1574870722008424
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 1 Sept 2025

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Next Generation Multi-Dimensional X-ray Imaging
Withers, P. (PI), Burke, G. (CoI), Cernik, R. (CoI), Haigh, S. (CoI), Lee, P. (CoI) & Lionheart, W. (CoI)
1/02/15 → 31/01/20
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