Screen design for flat-panel imagers in diagnostic radiology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3336, Issue , 1998, Pages 477-484

  Trauernicht, David P ^a   Yorkston, John ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detective quantum efficiency (DQE); Flat panel imagers; Gadolinium oxysulfide; Image quality; Modulation transfer function (MTF); Noise power spectrum (NPS); Phosphor screens; Radiography; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIOLOGY; READOUT SYSTEMS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; PHOSPHOR SCREENS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0032404117     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.317048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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