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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2016.10.5.327

Evaluation of Image Quality & Absorbed Dose using MCNPX Simulation in the Digital Radiography System  

An, Hyeon (Department of Radiology, Inje University Pusan Paik Hospital)
Lee, Dongyeon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Ko, Sungjin (Department of Radiological Science, Catholic University of Pusan)
Kim, Changsoo (Department of Radiological Science, Catholic University of Pusan)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.10, no.5, 2016 , pp. 327-335 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study is enforce to study image quality evaluation of condition provide the IEC and combination of clinical conditions each quality of radiation that image quality to assess the conditions provided to IEC in the clinical environment to conduct image quality assessment of the digital radiography system in the detector have environmental limits. First, image quality evaluation was evaluated by measuring the MTF, NPS using four quality of radiation and Using MCNPX simulation lastly DQE make a image quality evaluation after calculating the particle fluence to analyze spectrum quality of radiation. Second, Using MCNPX simulation of four quality of radiation was evaluated absorbed dose rate about electronic 1 per unit air, water, muscle, bone by using Radiation flux density and energy, mass-energy absorption coefficient of matter. Results of evaluation of image quality, MTF of four quality of radiation was satisfied diagnosis frequency domain 1.0 ~ 3.0 lp/mm of general X-ray that indicated 1.13 ~ 2.91 lp/mm spatial frequency. The NPS has added filter, spatial frequency 0.5 lp/mm at standard NPS showed a tendency to decrease after increase. Unused added filter, spatial frequency 0.5 lp/mm at standard NPS showed a certain NPS result value after decrease. DQE in 70 kVp / unuesd added filter(21 mm Al) / SID 150 cm that patial frequency 1.5 lp/mm at standard showed a tendency to decrease after certain value showed. Patial frequency in the rest quality of radiation was showed a tendency to decrease after increase. Results of evaluation of absorbed dose, air < water < muscle < bone in the order showed a tendency to increase. Based on the results of this study provide to basic data that present for the image quality evaluation method of a digital radiation imaging system in various the clinical condition.
Keywords
Digital Radiography System; MTF; NPS; DQE; Particle fluence; Absorbed dose;
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