Effect of x-ray energy dispersion in digital subtraction imaging at the iodine K-edge - A Monte Carlo study

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-24

  Prino, F ^a   Ceballos, C ^b   Cabal, A ^b   Sarnelli, A ^c   Gambaccini, M ^d   Ramello, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual energy x ray imaging; MCNP simulations; Quasi monochromatic x ray beams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DISPERSIONS; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM; IODINE; PHANTOMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; X RAY TUBES;

DIGITAL SUBTRACTIONS; DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY IMAGING; IMAGING APPLICATIONS; MCNP SIMULATIONS; MONTE CARLO N PARTICLES; MOSAIC CRYSTAL MONOCHROMATOR; QUASI-MONOCHROMATIC X-RAY BEAMS; X-RAY ENERGY DISPERSIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

IODINE;

ARTICLE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISPERSION; ENERGY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; X RAY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 37549050941     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2815360     Document Type: Article

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