Self-normalizing method to measure the detective quantum efficiency of a wide range of x-ray detectors

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1312-1319

  Stierstorfer, Karl ^a   Spahn, Martin ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detective quantum efficiency; Digital radiography; DQE measurement method; Noise equivalent quanta; Noise power spectra

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MEDICAL IMAGING; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAY DETECTORS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT METHODS; NOISE EQUIVALENT QUANTA; NOISE-POWER SPECTRA;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0032800112     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598626     Document Type: Article

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