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Analysis of field of view limited by a multi-line X-ray source and its improvement for grating interferometry

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X-ray phase-contrast imaging based on grating interferometry is a technique with the potential to provide absorption, differential phase contrast, and dark-field signals simultaneously. The multi-line X-ray source used recently in grating interferometry has the advantage of high-energy X-rays for imaging of thick samples for most clinical and industrial investigations. However, it has a drawback of limited field of view (FOV), because of the axial extension of the X-ray emission area. In this paper, we analyze the effects of axial extension of the multi-line X-ray source on the FOV and its improvement in terms of Fresnel diffraction theory. Computer simulation results show that the FOV limitation can be overcome by use of an alternative X-ray tube with a specially designed multi-step anode. The FOV of this newly designed X-ray source can be approximately four times larger than that of the multi-line X-ray source in the same emission area. This might be beneficial for the applications of X-ray phase contrast imaging in materials science, biology, medicine, and industry.

Visibility map on the observation plane using five lines of the multi-step X-ray source

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 60532090, 61001184, and 61101175), and the Science and Technology Bureau of Shenzhen (grants JC201005280502A and CXB201005240011A).

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  1. Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, 710119, China

    Yang Du

  2. Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

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Du, Y., Huang, J., Lin, D. et al. Analysis of field of view limited by a multi-line X-ray source and its improvement for grating interferometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 404, 793–797 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-012-6178-1

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