Download or read book Advances in Discrete Tomography and Its Applications written by Gabor T. Herman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-19 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a unified presentation of new methods, algorithms, and select applications that are the foundations of multidimensional image construction and reconstruction. The self-contained survey chapters, written by leading mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists, present cutting-edge research and results in the field. Three main areas are covered: theoretical results, algorithms, and practical applications. Following an historical and introductory overview of the field, the book explores the various mathematical and computational problems of discrete tomography with an emphasis on new applications.