MTF measurement and a phantom study for scatter correction in CBCT using primary modulation

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1964-1968

  Zhu, Lei ^a   Starman, Jared ^a   Bennett, N Robert ^b   Fahrig, Rebecca ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conebeam CT; Primary modulation; Scatter correction; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMODULATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

CONEBEAM CT; PRIMARY MODULATION; SCATTER CORRECTION; X-RAY IMAGING;

X RAY SCATTERING;

EID: 38649091725     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.354279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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