X-ray spectrum optimization of full-field digital mammography: Simulation and phantom study

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4337-4349

  Bernhardt, Philipp ^a   Mertelmeier, Thomas ^a   Hoheisel, Martin ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Average glandular dose; Full field digital mammography; Signal difference to noise ratio; Spectrum optimization

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MOLYBDENUM; PHANTOMS; RHODIUM ALLOYS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

AVERAGE GLANDULAR DOSE; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM; FULL FIELD DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION; NOISE RATIO; RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE; SCREEN-FILM MAMMOGRAPHIES; SPECTRUM OPTIMIZATION;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

MOLYBDENUM COMPLEX; RHODIUM COMPLEX; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MICROCIRCULATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIMULATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750547597     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2351951     Document Type: Article

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