Experimental evaluation of fiber-interspaced antiscatter grids for large patient imaging with digital x-ray systems

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4863-4880

  Fetterly, Kenneth A ^a   Schueler, Beth A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PATIENT MONITORING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; X RAY SCATTERING;

ANTISCATTER GRIDS; DIGITAL X-RAY SYSTEMS; PATIENT IMAGING; X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

CARBON FIBER;

ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING; DOSIMETER; IMAGING SYSTEM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THICKNESS; X IRRADIATION; X RAY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547741158     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/16/010     Document Type: Article

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