Measurement of quantum noise in fluoroscopic systems for portal imaging

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-238

  Mah, Dennis W ^a   Rowlands, J A ^b   Rawlinson, J Alan ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

fluoroscopic systems; megavoltage imaging; noise; portal imaging; quantum noise

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS; PLATE METAL; SHOT NOISE; VIDEO CAMERAS; X RAYS;

CLINICAL SYSTEMS; LOW-SPATIAL FREQUENCY; MEGAVOLTAGE IMAGING; NOISE; NOISE POWER SPECTRUM; OPTICAL COUPLINGS; PORTAL IMAGING; SPATIAL FREQUENCY;

QUANTUM NOISE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE QUALITY; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION CAMERA; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030064821     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597794     Document Type: Article

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