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Mathematics of thermoacoustic tomography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2008

PETER KUCHMENT  and
LEONID KUNYANSKY
PETER KUCHMENT
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3368, USA email: [email protected]
LEONID KUNYANSKY
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 77843-3368, USA email: [email protected]
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The article presents a survey of mathematical problems, techniques and challenges arising in thermoacoustic tomography and its sibling photoacoustic tomography.

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A Survey in Mathematics for Industry
Information
European Journal of Applied Mathematics , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 191 - 224
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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