Methods to calculate the lens efficiency in optically coupled CCD x-ray imaging systems

Medical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 1193-1195

  Liu, Hong ^a   Karellas, Andrew ^a   Harris, Lisa J ^a   D'orsi, Carl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CCD imaging; lens efficiency; signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; QUANTUM NOISE; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

CCD IMAGING; LAMBERTIAN SOURCE; LENS COUPLING EFFICIENCY; LIGHT PHOTON; SCINTILLATING SCREENS; X RAY IMAGING SYSTEM; XRAY IMAGING;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LENS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY ANALYSIS;

LAMBERTIA;

EID: 0028070545     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597352     Document Type: Letter

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