Progress in Medical Physics (한국의학물리학회지:의학물리)

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Numerical Modeling and Experiment for Single Grid-Based Phase-Contrast X-Ray Imaging

  • Lim, Hyunwoo (Department of Radiation Convergence Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Hunwoo (Department of Radiation Convergence Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Cho, Hyosung (Department of Radiation Convergence Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Seo, Changwoo (Department of Radiation Convergence Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Sooyeul (Bio-Medical IT Convergence Research Division, ETRI) ;
  • Chae, Byunggyu (Bio-Medical IT Convergence Research Division, ETRI)
  • Received : 2017.07.31
  • Accepted : 2017.09.05
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

In this work, we investigated the recently proposed phase-contrast x-ray imaging (PCXI) technique, the so-called single grid-based PCXI, which has great simplicity and minimal requirements on the setup alignment. It allows for imaging of smaller features and variations in the examined sample than conventional attenuation-based x-ray imaging with lower x-ray dose. We performed a systematic simulation using a simulation platform developed by us to investigate the image characteristics. We also performed a preliminary PCXI experiment using an established a table-top setup to demonstrate the performance of the simulation platform. The system consists of an x-ray tube ($50kV_p$, 5 mAs), a focused-linear grid (200-lines/inch), and a flat-panel detector ($48-{\mu}m$ pixel size). According to our results, the simulated contrast of phase images was much enhanced, compared to that of the absorption images. The scattering length scale estimated for a given simulation condition was about 117 nm. It was very similar, at least qualitatively, to the experimental contrast, which demonstrates the performance of the simulation platform. We also found that the level of the phase gradient of oriented structures strongly depended on the orientation of the structure relative to that of linear grids.

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