Characterization of noise sources for two generations of computed radiography systems using powder and crystalline photostimulable phosphors

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3345-3357

  Mackenzie, Alistair ^a   Honey, Ian D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Image quality; Noise power spectrum (NPS)

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOSPHORS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POWER SPECTRUM; RADIOGRAPHY; SOURCE SEPARATION;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ANTIALIASING FILTERS; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM; DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION; NOISE CHARACTERISTIC; NOISE POWER SPECTRUM;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NOISE STANDARD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

AGFA;

EID: 34547417197     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2750973     Document Type: Article

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