1 Introduction 1 1.1 What Is Digital Image Processing? 1 1.2 The Origins of Digital Image Processing 3 1.3 Examples of Fields that Use Digital Image Processing 7 1.3.1 Gamma-Ray Imaging 8 1.3.2 X-Ray Imaging 9 1.3.3 Imaging in the Ultraviolet Band 11 1.3.4 Imaging in the Visible and Infrared Bands 12 1.3.5 Imaging in the Microwave Band 18 1.3.6 Imaging in the Radio Band 20 1.3.7 Examples in which Other Imaging Modalities Are Used 20 1.4 Fundamental Steps in Digital Image Processing 25 1.5 Components of an Image Processing System 28 Summary 31 References and Further Reading 31 2 Digital Image Fundamentals 35 2.1 Elements of Visual Perception 36 2.1.1 Structure of the Human Eye 36 2.1.2 Image Formation in the Eye 38 2.1.3 Brightness Adaptation and Discrimination 39 2.2 Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 43 2.3 Image Sensing and Acquisition 46 2.3.1 Image Acquisition Using a Single Sensor 48 2.3.2 Image Acquisition Using Sensor Strips 48 2.3.3 Image Acquisition Using Sensor Arrays 50 2.3.4 A Simple Image Formation Model 50 2.4 Image Sampling and Quantization 52 2.4.1 Basic Concepts in Sampling and Quantization 52 2.4.2 Representing Digital Images 55 2.4.3 Spatial and Intensity Reso ........