Performance evaluation of the simplified spherical harmonics approximation for cone-beam X-ray luminescence computed tomography imaging

Haibo Zhang; Guohua Geng; Yanrong Chen; Fengjun Zhao; Yuqing Hou; Huangjian Yi; Shunli Zhang; Jingjing Yu; Xiaowei He

doi:10.1142/s1793545817500055

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