A method to estimate the point response function of digital x-ray detectors from edge measurements

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6510, Issue PART 1, 2007, Pages

  Kyprianou, Iacovos S ^a   Badano, Aldo ^a   Gallas, Brandon D ^a   Myers, Kyle J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carlo; Edge; MANTIS; Monte; MTF; PENELOPE; Pinhole; Point response function

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTORS; EDGE MEASUREMENTS; LINE RESPONSE FUNCTION (LRF); PIXEL SAMPLING; POINT RESPONSE FUNCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PIXELS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); X RAY OPTICS;

EDGE DETECTION;

EID: 35148827542     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.709517     Document Type: Conference Paper

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