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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2017.11.7.671

The Effects of Image Quality due to Scattering X-ray according to increasing Patient Thickness  

Park, Ji-Koon (Institute of Radiation Fusion Technology, International University of Korea)
Yang, Sung-Woo (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
Jun, Jae-Hoon (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
Cho, Su-Yeon (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
Kim, Kyo-Tae (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Heo, Ye-Ji (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Kang, Sang-Sik (Institute of Radiation Fusion Technology, International University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.11, no.7, 2017 , pp. 671-677 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, scattering factors affecting the quality of medical images were quantitatively analyzed and investigated. MCNPX simulation was conducted by using ANSI phantom, made of tissue equivalent materials, to calculate the scattering ratio occurred by the increase of the object thickness. Then, the result of the simulation was compared with the result of actual radiation measurement. In addition, we evaluated the image quality by the RMS evaluation, RSD and NPS analysis using X-ray images acquired with increasing object thickness. Furthermore, the scattering ratio was analyzed by increasing the thickness of acrylic phantom on chest phantom. The result showed that the scattering ratio was increased to 57.2%, 62.4%, and 66.8% from 48.9%, respectively, when the acrylic phantom thickness was increased by 1 inch from 6.1 inches. The results of MCNPX simulation and the actual measured scattering dose showed similar results. Also, as a result of RMS measurement from acquired x-ray images, the standard deviation decreased as the object thickness increased. However, in the RSD analysis considering the average incident dose, the results were increased from 0.028 to 0.039, 0.051, 0.062 as the acrylic phantom thickness was increased from 6.1 inches to 7.1 inch, 8.1 inch, and 9.1 inch, respectively. It can be seen that the increase of the scattering effect due to the increase of the object thickness reduces the SNR. Also, the NPS results obtained by measuring scattered radiation incident on the detector resulted in the increase of the noise as the object thickness increased.
Keywords
Scattered Radiation; Phantom; RMS; RSD; NPS;
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