In this thesis, a series of phase-contrast imaging experiments at laser-driven X-ray sources is presented. The advantages of using compact high brilliance sources are assessed and radiological questions, which benefit from phase-contrast imaging, are investigated. As a result of the present work, these sources are considered to have a strong potential of complementing conventional synchrotrons in high performance imaging experiments. New applications, which are shown to significantly profit from the use of grating-based phase contrast, are pulmonary-emphysema imaging and breast tomosynthesis.
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In this thesis, a series of phase-contrast imaging experiments at laser-driven X-ray sources is presented. The advantages of using compact high brilliance sources are assessed and radiological questions, which benefit from phase-contrast imaging, are investigated. As a result of the present work, these sources are considered to have a strong potential of complementing conventional synchrotrons in high performance imaging experiments. New applications, which are shown to significantly profit from...
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