Patent ID: 7724871

Claim:
A method, comprising: applying at least one X-ray having characteristics selected to induce Compton scattering to at least some tissue-based matter of an individual; and visualizing, imaging, or providing information of the at least some tissue-based matter of at least a portion of the individual at least partially through at least one range of visualizing, imaging, or providing information depths to at least one prescribed visualizing, imaging, or providing information depth of the at least some tissue-based matter of the at least the portion of the individual, at least partially dependent on at least one characteristic of the applied at least one X-ray, and, wherein the visualizing, imaging, or providing information of the at least some tissue-based matter of the at least the portion of the individual includes visualizing, imaging, or providing information of the at least some tissue-based matter of the at least the portion of the individual relying at least partially on energy level changes of X-ray photons during a scattering event within at least some of the at least some tissue-based matter, and further relying at least partially on at least one direction of the X-ray photons before or after the scattering event.