Comparison Study of the Modulation Transfer Function of a Prototype a-Se based Flat Panel Detector with Conventional Speed Class 400 Film/screen System

To evaluate the performance of the digital radiography(DR) system developed in our group, the modulation transfer function(MTF) was measured and compared with that of an analog X- ray detector, film/screen system. The DR system has an amorphous selenium(a-Se) layer vacuum-evaporated on a TFT flat panel detector. The speed class 400 film/screen (Fuji) system has been being used in the clinical field as analog X-ray detectors. Both the square wave and slit method were used to evaluate their MTF. The square method was applied to both film/screen and the DR system. The slit method, however, was applied to only DR system. The full-width half maximum resolution of film/screen was 357${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$(1.4 lp/mm at 50% spatial frequency), and the resolution of DR was limited to 200${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$(2.5 lp/mm at 30%). These results indicate the measured resolution limitations approximate to the pixel pitch, 139 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ of TFT. The MTF of DR is higher than that of film/screen by the factor of 1.785. It is proved that our a-Se based DR system has potential usefulness in the clinical field.

비정질 셀레늄을 이용한 직접방식의 디지털 방사선 검출기와 X-ray film과의 MTF측정을 통한 영상 질(quality) 비교평가에 관한 연구

디지털 방사선 검출기의 성능을 측정하기 위해 변조전달할수(Modulation Transfer Function)을 측정하여 기존 방사선 영상 시스템인 필름/스크린과 비교하였다. 제작된 디지털 방사선 검출기는 TFT 패널위에 진공 증착법을 통해 비정질 셀레늄이 코팅되었다. 비교 측정물이 감도 400의 필름/스크린은 아날로그 방식의 방사선 검출기로서 현재 임상에서 이용되고 있는 필름이다. Square wave & slit 측정법을 통해 두 시스템의 변조전달함수를 측정하였다. 필름/스핀린의 반치폭(FWHM)은 357㎛(1.4 lp/mm at 50% spatial frequency)으로 측정되었으며, 디지털 방사선 검출 시스템은 200㎛(2.5 lp/mm at 50%)였다. 영상의 표현성능 평가의 결과 디지털 방사선 시스템은 필름 시스템보다 높은 것으로 나타났다.