Characterization of a single photon counting imaging system by transfer function analysis

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 245-251

  Bisogni, M G ^a,b   Carpentieri, C ^a,b   Delogu, P ^a,b   Fantacci, M E ^a,b   Novelli, M ^c   Quattrocchi, M ^a,b   Retico, A ^b   Rosso, V ^a,b   Stefanini, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^c ITC IRST   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast transfer function (CTF); Detective quantum efficiency (DQE); Digital radiography; Medical imaging equipment; Modulation transfer function (MTF); Solid state detectors

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SILICON SENSORS;

CONTRAST TRANSFER FUNCTION (CTF); DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY (DQE); DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; SOLID STATE DETECTORS;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847726618     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.889170     Document Type: Article

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