%0 Journal Article
%@ 0920-5497
%A Zamir, A
%A Hagen, C
%A Diemoz, P
%A Endrizzi, M
%A Vittoria, F
%A Chen, Y
%A Anastasio, M
%A Olivo, A
%D 2017
%F discovery:1574684
%I Elsevier BV
%J Journal of Medical Imaging
%K X-ray imaging, phase contrast, tomography, edge illumination
%N 4
%T Recent advances in edge illumination X-ray phase contrast tomography
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1574684/
%V 4
%X Edge illumination (EI) is an X-ray phase contrast imaging technique, exploiting sensitivity to X-ray  refraction in order to visualize features which are often not detected by conventional, absorption-based radiography.  The method does not require a high degree of spatial coherence and is achromatic, and can therefore be implemented  with both synchrotron radiation and commercial X-ray tubes. Using different retrieval algorithms, information about  an object’s attenuation, refraction and scattering properties can be obtained. In recent years, a theoretical framework  has been developed that enables EI computed tomography (CT), and hence three dimensional imaging. This review  provides a summary of these advances, covering the development of different image acquisition schemes, retrieval  approaches and applications. These developments constitute an integral part in the transformation of EI CT into a  widely spread imaging tool, for use in a range of fields.
%Z © The Authors. Published by SPIE  under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Distribution or reproduction of this work in whole or in part requires full attribution of the  original publication, including its DOI. [DOI: 10.1117/1.JMI.4.4.040901]