Abstract

X-ray phase contrast imaging is a very promising technique which may lead to significant advancements in medical imaging. One of the impediments to the clinical implementation of the technique is the general requirement to have an x-ray source of high coherence. The radiation physics group at UCL is currently developing an x-ray phase contrast imaging technique which works with laboratory x-ray sources. Validation of the system requires extensive modelling of relatively large samples of tissue. To aid this, we have undertaken a study of when geometrical optics may be employed to model the system in order to avoid the need to perform a computationally expensive wave optics calculation. In this paper, we derive the relationship between the geometrical and wave optics model for our system imaging an infinite cylinder. From this model we are able to draw conclusions regarding the general applicability of the geometrical optics approximation.

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2009 (1)

A. Olivo, S. E. Bohndiek, J. A. Griffiths, A. Konstantinidis, and R. D. Speller, “A non-free-space propagation x-ray phase contrast imaging method sensitive to phase effects in two directions simultaneously,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94(4) (2009).
[Crossref]

2008 (2)

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Image formation principles in coded-aperture based x-ray phase contrast imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 53(22), 6461–6474 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2007 (4)

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Modelling of a novel x-ray phase contrast imaging technique based on coded apertures,” Phys. Med. Biol. 52(22), 6555–6573 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “A coded-aperture technique allowing x-ray phase contrast imaging with conventional sources,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91(7), 074,106 (2007).
[Crossref]

2006 (2)

F. Pfeiffer, T. Weitkamp, O. Bunk, and C. David, “Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance X-ray sources,” Nat. Phys. 2(4), 258–261 (2006).
[Crossref]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Experimental validation of a simple model capable of predicting the phase contrast imaging capabilities of any x-ray imaging system,” Phys. Med. Biol. 51(12), 3015–3030 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2005 (1)

A. Peterzol, A. Olivo, L. Rigon, S. Pani, and D. Dreossi, “The effects of the imaging system on the validity limits of the ray-optical approach to phase contrast imaging,” Med. Phys. 32(12), 3617–3627 (2005).
[Crossref]

2004 (1)

R. Lewis, “Medical phase contrast x-ray imaging: current status and future prospects,” Phys. Med. Biol. 49(16), 3573–3583 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2003 (1)

A. Momose, S. Kawamoto, I. Koyama, Y. Hamaishi, K. Takai, and Y. Suzuki, “Demonstration of X-Ray Talbot Interferometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 242(Part 2, No. 7B), L866–L868 (2003).
[Crossref]

1998 (2)

T. Gureyev and S. Wilkins, “On x-ray phase imaging with a point source,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 15(3), 579–585 (1998).
[Crossref]

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

1962 (1)

J. B. Keller, “Geometrical Theory of Diffraction,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 52(2), 116–130 (1962).
[Crossref]

1960 (1)

R. Buchal and J. Keller, “Boundary layer problems in diffraction theory,” Commun. Pur. Appl. Math. 13, 85–114 (1960).
[Crossref]

Abrami, A.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Arfelli, F.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Arfken, G.

G. Arfken, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 3rd ed. (Academic Press, Boston, 1985).

Arsac, J.

J. Arsac, Fourier transforms and the theory of distributions (Prentice-Hall, 1966).

Assante, M.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Baumann, J.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

Bohndiek, S. E.

A. Olivo, S. E. Bohndiek, J. A. Griffiths, A. Konstantinidis, and R. D. Speller, “A non-free-space propagation x-ray phase contrast imaging method sensitive to phase effects in two directions simultaneously,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94(4) (2009).
[Crossref]

Bonvicini, V.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bravin, A.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bregant, P.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Buchal, R.

R. Buchal and J. Keller, “Boundary layer problems in diffraction theory,” Commun. Pur. Appl. Math. 13, 85–114 (1960).
[Crossref]

Bunk, o.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

F. Pfeiffer, T. Weitkamp, O. Bunk, and C. David, “Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance X-ray sources,” Nat. Phys. 2(4), 258–261 (2006).
[Crossref]

Cantatore, G.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Castelli, E.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chenda, V.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Cova, M.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Dalla Palma, L.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

David, C.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

F. Pfeiffer, T. Weitkamp, O. Bunk, and C. David, “Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance X-ray sources,” Nat. Phys. 2(4), 258–261 (2006).
[Crossref]

Dreossi, D.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

A. Peterzol, A. Olivo, L. Rigon, S. Pani, and D. Dreossi, “The effects of the imaging system on the validity limits of the ray-optical approach to phase contrast imaging,” Med. Phys. 32(12), 3617–3627 (2005).
[Crossref]

Engelhardt, M.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

Griffiths, J. A.

A. Olivo, S. E. Bohndiek, J. A. Griffiths, A. Konstantinidis, and R. D. Speller, “A non-free-space propagation x-ray phase contrast imaging method sensitive to phase effects in two directions simultaneously,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94(4) (2009).
[Crossref]

Guarrini, F. de

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Gureyev, T.

Hamaishi, Y.

A. Momose, S. Kawamoto, I. Koyama, Y. Hamaishi, K. Takai, and Y. Suzuki, “Demonstration of X-Ray Talbot Interferometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 242(Part 2, No. 7B), L866–L868 (2003).
[Crossref]

James, G.

G. James, Geometrical theory of diffraction for electromagnetic waves (Peter Peregrinus Ltd., 1976).

Kawamoto, S.

A. Momose, S. Kawamoto, I. Koyama, Y. Hamaishi, K. Takai, and Y. Suzuki, “Demonstration of X-Ray Talbot Interferometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 242(Part 2, No. 7B), L866–L868 (2003).
[Crossref]

Keller, J.

R. Buchal and J. Keller, “Boundary layer problems in diffraction theory,” Commun. Pur. Appl. Math. 13, 85–114 (1960).
[Crossref]

Keller, J. B.

J. B. Keller, “Geometrical Theory of Diffraction,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 52(2), 116–130 (1962).
[Crossref]

Konstantinidis, A.

A. Olivo, S. E. Bohndiek, J. A. Griffiths, A. Konstantinidis, and R. D. Speller, “A non-free-space propagation x-ray phase contrast imaging method sensitive to phase effects in two directions simultaneously,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94(4) (2009).
[Crossref]

Kottler, C.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

Koyama, I.

A. Momose, S. Kawamoto, I. Koyama, Y. Hamaishi, K. Takai, and Y. Suzuki, “Demonstration of X-Ray Talbot Interferometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 242(Part 2, No. 7B), L866–L868 (2003).
[Crossref]

Lewis, R.

R. Lewis, “Medical phase contrast x-ray imaging: current status and future prospects,” Phys. Med. Biol. 49(16), 3573–3583 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Longo, R.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Menk, R.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Michiel, M. Di

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Momose, A.

A. Momose, S. Kawamoto, I. Koyama, Y. Hamaishi, K. Takai, and Y. Suzuki, “Demonstration of X-Ray Talbot Interferometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 242(Part 2, No. 7B), L866–L868 (2003).
[Crossref]

Murray, J.

J. Murray, Asymptotic analysis (Springer Verlag, 1984).
[Crossref]

Olivo, A.

A. Olivo, S. E. Bohndiek, J. A. Griffiths, A. Konstantinidis, and R. D. Speller, “A non-free-space propagation x-ray phase contrast imaging method sensitive to phase effects in two directions simultaneously,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94(4) (2009).
[Crossref]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Image formation principles in coded-aperture based x-ray phase contrast imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 53(22), 6461–6474 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “A coded-aperture technique allowing x-ray phase contrast imaging with conventional sources,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91(7), 074,106 (2007).
[Crossref]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Modelling of a novel x-ray phase contrast imaging technique based on coded apertures,” Phys. Med. Biol. 52(22), 6555–6573 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Experimental validation of a simple model capable of predicting the phase contrast imaging capabilities of any x-ray imaging system,” Phys. Med. Biol. 51(12), 3015–3030 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Peterzol, A. Olivo, L. Rigon, S. Pani, and D. Dreossi, “The effects of the imaging system on the validity limits of the ray-optical approach to phase contrast imaging,” Med. Phys. 32(12), 3617–3627 (2005).
[Crossref]

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Phase contrast imaging.”, International Patent WO/2008/029107, (2008).

Pani, S.

A. Peterzol, A. Olivo, L. Rigon, S. Pani, and D. Dreossi, “The effects of the imaging system on the validity limits of the ray-optical approach to phase contrast imaging,” Med. Phys. 32(12), 3617–3627 (2005).
[Crossref]

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Peterzol, A.

A. Peterzol, A. Olivo, L. Rigon, S. Pani, and D. Dreossi, “The effects of the imaging system on the validity limits of the ray-optical approach to phase contrast imaging,” Med. Phys. 32(12), 3617–3627 (2005).
[Crossref]

Pfeiffer, F.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

F. Pfeiffer, T. Weitkamp, O. Bunk, and C. David, “Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance X-ray sources,” Nat. Phys. 2(4), 258–261 (2006).
[Crossref]

Pontoni, D.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Poropat, P.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Prest, M.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Quai, E.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Quaia, E.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Rashevsky, A.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Rigon, L.

A. Peterzol, A. Olivo, L. Rigon, S. Pani, and D. Dreossi, “The effects of the imaging system on the validity limits of the ray-optical approach to phase contrast imaging,” Med. Phys. 32(12), 3617–3627 (2005).
[Crossref]

Rokvic, T.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Schroer, C.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Schuster, m.

M. Engelhardt, C. Kottler, o. Bunk, C. David, C. Schroer, J. Baumann, m. Schuster, and F. Pfeiffer, “The fractional Talbot effect in differential x-ray phase-contrast imaging for extended and polychromatic x-ray sources,” J. Microsc. 232, 145–157 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David, “High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(22), 224101 (pages 3) (2007).
[Crossref]

Speller, R.

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Image formation principles in coded-aperture based x-ray phase contrast imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 53(22), 6461–6474 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “A coded-aperture technique allowing x-ray phase contrast imaging with conventional sources,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91(7), 074,106 (2007).
[Crossref]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Modelling of a novel x-ray phase contrast imaging technique based on coded apertures,” Phys. Med. Biol. 52(22), 6555–6573 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Experimental validation of a simple model capable of predicting the phase contrast imaging capabilities of any x-ray imaging system,” Phys. Med. Biol. 51(12), 3015–3030 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Olivo and R. Speller, “Phase contrast imaging.”, International Patent WO/2008/029107, (2008).

Speller, R. D.

A. Olivo, S. E. Bohndiek, J. A. Griffiths, A. Konstantinidis, and R. D. Speller, “A non-free-space propagation x-ray phase contrast imaging method sensitive to phase effects in two directions simultaneously,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94(4) (2009).
[Crossref]

Suzuki, Y.

A. Momose, S. Kawamoto, I. Koyama, Y. Hamaishi, K. Takai, and Y. Suzuki, “Demonstration of X-Ray Talbot Interferometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 242(Part 2, No. 7B), L866–L868 (2003).
[Crossref]

Takai, K.

A. Momose, S. Kawamoto, I. Koyama, Y. Hamaishi, K. Takai, and Y. Suzuki, “Demonstration of X-Ray Talbot Interferometry,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 242(Part 2, No. 7B), L866–L868 (2003).
[Crossref]

Tonutti, M.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

Tromba, G.

E. Castelli, F. Arfelli, D. Dreossi, R. Longo, T. Rokvic, M. Cova, E. Quaia, M. Tonutti, F. Zanconati, A. Abrami, V. Chenda, R. Menk, E. Quai, G. Tromba, P. Bregant, and F. de Guarrini, “Clinical mammography at the SYRMEP beam line,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 572(1), 237–240 (2007).
[Crossref]

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Vacchi, A.

F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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F. Arfelli, M. Assante, V. Bonvicini, A. Bravin, G. Cantatore, E. Castelli, L. Dalla Palma, M. Di Michiel, R. Longo, A. Olivo, S. Pani, D. Pontoni, P. Poropat, M. Prest, A. Rashevsky, G. Tromba, A. Vacchi, E. Val-lazza, and F. Zanconati, “Low-dose phase contrast x-ray medical imaging,” Phys. Med. Biol. 43(10), 2845–2852 (1998).
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F. Pfeiffer, T. Weitkamp, O. Bunk, and C. David, “Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance X-ray sources,” Nat. Phys. 2(4), 258–261 (2006).
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Figures (12)

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of imaging system including reference frames used in the paper. Note that (x̄,ȳ,z), (ξ, ψ, z) and (x, y, z) all form right handed coordinate systems. The imaging system is assumed to have no y dependence. Note that dL is defined by the displacement between the detector apertures and the projection of the sample apertures onto the detector apertures.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Diagram illustrating the phase function ϕ(ξ) of a phase object of extent zob in the z direction.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Plot of K(x) for some values of source FWHM, given in the legend in μm. Values of M = 1.25 and L = 40μm were used.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. Three cases which must be considered in order to evaluate the integral in Eq. (8).

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5. Diagram illustrating the three regions which must be considered when analysing the field incident upon the detector apertures.

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Fig. 6.
Fig. 6. Contours of Δx′ for a variety of values of R and δ. This diagram effectively shows the minimum separation required between adjacent sample/detector aperture pairs to ensure detector apertures principally detect photons originating from their associated sample aperture.

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Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. Plot of the difference between intensities calculated using the wave optics (full expression evaluated numerically) and geometrical optics approximations. The sensitive region of the pixel is shaded. Simulation parameters were the same as in Fig. 8.

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Fig. 8.
Fig. 8. Plot of the intensity of the field incident upon the detector apertures for the geometrical and wave optics (full expression evaluated numerically) solutions. Simulation parameters used were R = 5μm and ε = 10−7, all other parameters were as described in Sec. (6.3).

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Fig. 9.
Fig. 9. Plot of the intensity of the field incident upon the detector apertures as calculated using the exact and approximate wave optics formulations. Simulation parameters were the same as in Fig. 8.

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Fig. 10.
Fig. 10. Plot wave optics (WO, full expression evaluated numerically) and geometrical optics (GO) XPCi signal traces for a cylinder of radius 5μm and δ = 10−6, for three different values of source FWHM. The cylinder is scanned from ξ 0 = −L/4 − R to ξ 0 = 0. The signals have been normalised by the signal for the object free case.

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Fig. 11.
Fig. 11. Plots of ε against δ 2 R for three different values of δ and a point source (left) and a source of FWHM 50μm.

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Fig. 12.
Fig. 12. Contour plot of the error between the normalised XPCi signals as calculated by geometrical and wave optics models. Source FWHM is on the vertical axis and δ 2 R is on the horizontal axis.

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Tables (1)

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Table 1. Summary of components contributing to the field and intensity in the different regions for the case of wave and geometrical optics solutions respectively. Note that objects illuminated by adjacent sample apertures may be modelled by replacing each term I 1,0 and I 1,0 2 with summations, Σ i I i 1,0 and Σ i (I i 1,0)2, over all objects i respectively.

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U i ( P ) = C ∫ ∫ 𝓐 exp ( ik ( ξ 2 + ψ 2 ) z s o + z od 2 z so z od ) exp ( − ik ( ξx′ + ψy z od ) ) dξdψ
x′ = x + x s z od / z so
C = − i λ z so z od exp ( ik ( z so + z od ) ) exp ( ik ( x s 2 2 z so + x 2 + y 2 2 z od ) )
k = 2 π / λ
Γ ( y ) = ∫ − ∞ ∞ exp ( ik ( z s o + z od 2 z so z od ψ 2 − y z od ψ ) ) d ψ
I = ∫ − ∞ ∞ f ( x ) exp ( ikg ( x ) ) dx
I 0 ∼ 2 π k ∣ g ′ ′ ( x 0 ) ∣ f ( x 0 ) exp ( i [ kg ( x 0 ) + π 4 sgn ( g ′ ′ ( x 0 ) ) ] )
Γ ( y ) ∼ i z so z od λ z so + z od exp ( − ik y 2 z so 2 z od ( z so + z od ) )
U i ( P ) = C Γ ( y ) ∫ − ∞ ∞ T ( ξ ) exp ( ik ξ 2 z s o + z od 2 z so z od ) exp ( − ik ξ x′ z od ) d ξ
U ( P ) = U i ( P ) + ∫ − ℬ T ( ξ ) [ exp ( iϕ ( ξ ) ) − 1 ] exp ( ik ξ 2 z s o + z od 2 z so z od ) exp ( − ik ξ x′ z od ) d ξ
T ( ξ ) = ∑ n = − ∞ ∞ C n exp ( i 2 πn ξ L )
U i ( P ) = C Γ ( y ) i λ z so z od z so + z od exp ( − ik x′ 2 z so 2 z od ( z so + z od ) ) ∑ n = − ∞ ∞ exp ( − iπλ ( n L ) 2 z so z od z so + z od ) C n exp ( i 2 π n L x′ z so z so + z od )
G ( f p ) = 1 2 N ∑ κ = 0 2 N − 1 g ( t κ ) exp ( i 2 π f p t κ ) , t κ = κT 2 N , p = 0,1 , … , 2 N − 1
g ( t κ ) = ∑ p = 0 2 N − 1 G ( f p ) exp ( − i 2 π f p t κ ) , f p = p T , κ = 0,1 , … , 2 N − 1
w = [ w 0 w 1 w 2 … w N w − N + 1 w − N + 2 w − N + 1 ]
w n = C n exp ( − iπλ ( n L ) 2 z so z od z so + z od )
n d r d s = ∇ 𝓢
ϕ ( ξ ) = k ∫ − z ob / 2 z ob / 2 n ( ξ , z ) d z
α ( ξ ) = 1 k dϕ d ξ
x = z so tan ( θ i ) + z od tan ( θ i + α ( ξ ) )
∣ U ( z = z od ) U ( z = 0 ) ∣ = ∣ d ξ d x ∣ = 1 1 + z od z so + z od sec 2 ( α ) d α d ξ
S ( p ) = ∫ ( p − 1 / 4 ) LM + dL ( p + 1 / 4 ) LM + dL [ ∫ − ∞ ∞ P ( x ̄ ) I ( x + x ̄ z od z so ) d x ̄ ] d x
S ( p ) = σ ∫ − ∞ ∞ I ( x ) K ( x ) d x
K ( x ) = π 2 { erf [ z so z od σ ( x − ( p − 1 / 4 ) LM − dL ) ] − erf [ z so z od σ ( x − ( p + 1 / 4 ) LM − dL ) ] }
erf ( z ) = 2 π ∫ 0 z exp ( − t 2 ) d t
ϕ ( ξ ) = − k ∫ cylinder δ d z = − 2 kδ R 2 − ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2
U ( P ) = U i + C Γ ( y ) [ U 1 − U 2 ]
U 1 = ∫ Ω exp [ ik ( ξ 2 M 2 z od − x′ ξ z od − 2 δ R 2 − ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2 ) ] d ξ
U 2 = ∫ Ω exp [ ik ( ξ 2 M 2 z od − x′ ξ z od ) ] d ξ
I 1 ∼ [ f exp ( ikg ) ikg′ ] a b
g 1 = M ξ 2 2 z od − x′ξ z od − 2 δ R 2 − ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2 g 2 = M ξ 2 2 z od − x′ξ z od
g′ 1 = − x′ z od + Mξ z od + 2 δ ( ξ − ξ 0 ) R 2 − ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2 g′ 2 = x′ z od + Mξ z od
g″ 1 = M z od + 2 δ ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2 ( R 2 − ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2 ) 3 / 2 + 2 δ R 2 − ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2 g″ 2 = M z od
I 1,0 ∼ 2 π k ∣ g″ 1 ( ξ 1,0 ) ∣ exp ( i [ kg 1 ( ξ 1,0 ) + π 4 ] )
I 2,0 ∼ iλ z od / M exp ( − ik x′ 2 2 M z od )
I 2,1 ∼ [ exp ( i kg 2 ) ik g′ 2 ] a b
I 2,1 ∼ z od exp ( ik ( Ma ) 2 / ( 2 z od ) ) ik ( x′ 2 − ( Ma ) 2 ) ( i 2 x′ sin ( kx ′ Ma / z od ) − 2 Ma cos ( kx ′ Ma / z od ) )
x′ ≈ M ξ + z od 2 ( ξ − ξ 0 ) δ R 2 − ( ξ − ξ 0 ) 2
Δ x′ 3 = M z od ( 1 + 2 δ z od RM ) ( 4 δ 2 R z od 3 )

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