Simulation of scatter in cone beam CT - Effects on projection image quality

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5030 II, Issue , 2003, Pages 740-751

  Malušek, Alexandr ^a   Sandborg, Michael ^a   Carlsson, Gudrun Alm ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Cone beam; CT; Monte Carlo; Scatter to primary ratio; X ray

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTONS; X RAY SCATTERING;

CONE BEAMS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0041374297     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479940     Document Type: Conference Paper

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