Inversion Formula for a Radon-Type Transform Arising in Photoacoustic Tomography with Circular Integrating Detectors

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Figure 1: Inversion Formula for a Radon-Type Transform Arising in Photoacoustic Tomography with Circular Integrating Detectors 