Performance characteristics of a flexible antiscatter grid used in computed radiography

Richard L. Van Metter; David P. Trauernicht; David J. Steklenski

doi:10.1117/12.154600

14 September 1993 Performance characteristics of a flexible antiscatter grid used in computed radiography

Richard L. Van Metter, David P. Trauernicht, David J. Steklenski

Proceedings Volume 1896, Medical Imaging 1993: Physics of Medical Imaging; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154600
Event: Medical Imaging 1993, 1993, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper we examine the imaging performance of an experimental mechanically-flexible antiscatter grid for use with computed radiography. Bucky factors, contrast improvement factors, and signal-to-noise improvement factors were computed from transmittance measurements made with 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, and 25-cm uniform-thickness water phantoms. These phantoms were selected to span the range of scatter fractions found in chest radiography.

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Richard L. Van Metter, David P. Trauernicht, and David J. Steklenski "Performance characteristics of a flexible antiscatter grid used in computed radiography", Proc. SPIE 1896, Medical Imaging 1993: Physics of Medical Imaging, (14 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154600

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