Overestimations in zero frequency DQE of x-ray imaging converters assessed by Monte Carlo techniques based on the study of energy impartation events

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4440-4450

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

DQE; Monte Carlo; radiation detectors

Indexed keywords

CESIUM IODIDE; COMPTON SCATTERING; DEPOSITION; LIGHT EMISSION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIATION DETECTORS;

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS; INTERACTING PHOTONS; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; QUANTUM DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SCATTERING EFFECTS; X-RAY ATTENUATION;

X RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 79960205540     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3603190     Document Type: Article

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