The Monte Carlo evaluation of noise and resolution properties of granular phosphor screens

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 859-874

  Liaparinos, P F ^a   Kandarakis, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT SCREENS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT EMISSION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; X RAY DETECTORS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY SCREENS; X RAYS;

DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; HIGH PACKING DENSITY; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM; OPTICAL DETECTORS; PHOSPHOR MATERIALS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

IMAGE RESOLUTION;

GADOLINIUM; OXYGEN; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; MATERIAL COATING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; WEIGHT; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE; X RAY;

EID: 63649099292     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/4/003     Document Type: Article

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