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http://dx.doi.org/10.9718/JBER.2007.28.2.300

Performance Evaluation of a Selenium(a-Se) Based Prototype Digital Radiation Detector  

Park, Ji-Koon (R&D Center of LISTEM)
Kang, Sang-Sik (Gimhae Biomedical Industry Supporting Center)
Cho, Sung-Ho (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Shin, Jung-Wook (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Kim, So-Yeong (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Son, Dae-Woong (Department of Medical Imaging & Science, Inje University)
Nam, Sang-Hee (Medical Imaging Research Center, Inje University)
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Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research / v.28, no.2, 2007 , pp. 300-305 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we have studied the fabrication and the performance evaluation of digital radiation detector of the based on selenium (a-Se) prototype which is widely researched about recently. The detector was fabricated using amorphous selenium in the specification of active area size $7{\times}8.5"$, pixel pitch $139{\mu}m$, and 12 bit ADC. In order for the performance evaluation of the fabricated detector, we used radiation quality RQA 5 that is suggested by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and evaluated modulation transfer function (MTF), noise power spectrum (NPS), and detective quantum efficiency (DQE). Concerning MTF measurement, we used slit camera (Nuclear Associates, Model : 07-624-2222), and evaluated in the slit method. Also so as to compare the performance evaluation on the detector fabricated in this study, we used Hologic Direct-Ray (DR-1000) and GE Revolution XQ/I system, and evaluated and compared in the same method MTF, NPS, and DQE which are image quality factors. And as a result, the MTF of each detector In Nyquist frequency were evaluated to be 58% (at 3.5 lp/mm) in the case of DR-1000 and 65% (at 2.5 lp/mm) in the case of XQ/I, and that for the detector fabricated in this study was evaluated to be 36% (at 3.51 lp/mm). Also in the case of DQE(0), the detector fabricated in this study, DR-1000 of Hologic company, and XQ/I system of GE company respectively were evaluated as 36%, 32%, and 50%.
Keywords
digital radiation detector; amorphous selenium; MTF; NPS; DQE;
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