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The Physics of Ultrasound and X-Rays: A Primer for Urologists

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Imaging applications of ultrasound and X-rays and the principles underlying tomography and X-ray crystallography are explained within a common framework, using the vocabulary of waves and rays, without assuming prior knowledge of these concepts on the part of the reader.

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  1. Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Hoegskoleringen 5, Trondheim, NO-7491, Norway

    K. Razi Naqvi Ph.D.

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  1. Department of Surgery Section of Urology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan

    Jamsheer J. Talati

  2. Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 1, Solna, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden

    Hans-Goran Tiselius

  3. , Syracuse University, Crouse Hospital, 1226 East Water Street, New York, 13210, New York, USA

    David M. Albala

  4. , Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, China, People's Republic

    ZHANGQUN YE

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Naqvi, K.R. (2012). The Physics of Ultrasound and X-Rays: A Primer for Urologists. In: Talati, J., Tiselius, HG., Albala, D., YE, Z. (eds) Urolithiasis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4387-1_36

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