The physics of computed radiography: Measurements of pulse height spectra of photostimulable phosphor screens using prompt luminescence

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3589-3598

  Watt, Kristina N ^a   Yan, Kuo ^a   DeCrescenzo, Giovanni ^a   Rowlands, J A ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Photostimulable phosphor; Pulse height spectra; Swank factor

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORS; X RAYS;

COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; PHOTO STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PULSE HEIGHT SPECTRUM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES; SWANK FACTORS; VIOLET LIGHT EMISSIONS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL COMPUTER; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; LUMINESCENCE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SCREENING; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGY; THICKNESS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; X RAY FILM;

BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PHOTONS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 33644996887     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2122587     Document Type: Article

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