An accurate method for computer-generating tungsten anode x-ray spectra from 30 to 140 kV

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1661-1670

  Boone, John M ^a,b   Seibert, J Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer model; Computer simulation; Detective quantum efficiency; Spectra; X ray

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONS; NEUTRON EMISSION; PHOTONS; POLYNOMIALS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; STATISTICS; TUNGSTEN; X RAY PRODUCTION; X RAY SPECTROGRAPHS; X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

COMPUTER MODELING; DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICES; INTERPOLATING POLYNOMIALS; OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICAL ASSUMPTIONS; POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

X RAY DETECTORS;

ALUMINUM; TUNGSTEN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; X RAY SPECTROMETRY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 0030657556     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597953     Document Type: Article

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