Abstract:
An apparatus and method for performing tomography are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes an emitter for scanning an object with a detection beam, a diffuser for scattering a transmitted portion of the detection beam that passes through the object in order to generate a scattered signal, and at least one detector for detecting a portion of the scattered signal. The diffuser has a diffusive surface area, and the detector has a total detection area that is smaller than the diffusive surface area.