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5. Glossary – Definitions
Counting: X-ray photon detection technique in which each photon is recorded individually.
Compton (effect): mode of scattering of an X-ray photon by inelastic collision with an electron.
Phase contrast (X-ray imaging): imaging process that provides an image of the material's refractive index (in the X-ray energy range), and therefore of its electron density.
Dark field: imaging process inspired by phase contrast, using small-angle scattering information from very small but highly resolved structures.
Direct detection: X-ray detection using a photoconductor.
Indirect detection: X-ray detection using a scintillator.
X-ray window: period during which the X-ray source is transmitting.
Fluoroscopy: dynamic X-ray imaging...
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