Influence of cassette type on the DQE of CR systems
- University Institute for Applied Radiophysics (IRA), 1007 Lausanne (Switzerland)
In our recent paper by Monnin et al. [Med. Phys.33, 411-420 (2006)], an objective analysis of the relative performance of a computed radiography (CR) system using both standard single-side (ST-VI) and prototype dual-side read (ST-BD) plates was reported. The presampled modulation transfer function (MTF), noise power spectrum (NPS), and detective quantum efficiency (DQE) for the systems were determined at three different beam qualities representative of paediatric chest radiography, at an entrance detector air kerma of 5 {mu}Gy. Experiments demonstrated that, compared to the standard single-side read system, the MTF for the dual-side read system was slightly reduced, but a significant decrease in image noise resulted in a marked increase in DQE (+40%) in the low spatial frequency range. However, the DQE improvement for the ST-BD plate decreased with increasing spatial frequency, and, at spatial frequencies above 2.2 mm{sup -1}, the DQE of the dual-side read system was lower than that of the single-side one.
- OSTI ID:
- 20853584
- Journal Information:
- Medical Physics, Vol. 33, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1118/1.2336503; (c) 2006 American Association of Physicists in Medicine; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-2405
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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