Data acquisition and analysis of mammography images at the NSLS June--August 1995
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States). Dept. of Radiology
At Brookhaven National Laboratory mammography experiments are being carried out at the X27C R and D beamline of the National Synchrotron Light Source using a monochromatic x-ray beam in order to explore the potential of monoenergetic photons for mammographic imaging. In two different periods of beamtime the authors have performed preliminary studies of mammographic imaging using a monochromatic synchrotron radiation source. They used both phantom objects and real tissue samples. Qualitative studies with the contrast-detail phantom show good agreement when compared with the theoretical contrast. As expected, the contrast is higher if the energy is lower. The results show an improved contrast with energies 18 keV and lower compared to images obtained from conventional polyenergetic x-ray imaging systems. The results also show that for similar imaging conditions the monoenergetic mean glandular dose is less than that from polyenergetic sources. This is due both to the increased sensitivity of the image plate detectors and to actual reductions of dose for truly monochromatic beams.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 219332
- Report Number(s):
- BNL--62935; ON: DE96009942
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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