• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.125-130
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• 2021

In the AAPM CT performance phantom, there is little data on the CT number of the effective atomic number and physical density corresponding to each peg and water of the CT number calibration insert. Therefore, the necessity of documentation was raised.The purpose of this study is to calculate the effective atomic number for each peg and water of the CT number calibration insert in the AAPM CT performance phantom, and to measure the CT number for the calculated effective atomic number and physical density for comparative analysis.In order to obtain CT number data on the effective atomic number and physical density of each peg and water from the CT number calibration insert of the AAPM CT performance phantom, the effective atomic number for each peg and water was first calculated. Then, CT slices were obtained by scanning the CT number calibration with a CT scanner. CT numbers were measured for each peg and water in the central CT slice. As a result, the CT numbers for the effective atomic number showed a nonlinear pattern of repeating the increase and decrease as the effective atomic number increased. In addition, the CT numbers for physical density showed a nonlinear pattern of repeating the increase and decrease as the physical density increased.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.501-508
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• 2017

The dependence of CT scanning parameters on the CT number to physical density conversion from the CT image of CT and CBCT electron density phantom acquired by the CT scanner using in radiotherapy were analyzed by experiment. The CT numbers were independent of the tube current product exposure time, slice thickness, filter of image reconstruction, field of view and volume of phantom. But the CT numbers were dependent on the tube voltage and cross section of phantom. As a result, for physical density range above 0, the maximum CT number difference observed at the tube voltage between 90 and 120 kVp was 27%, and the maximum CT number difference observed between CT body and head electron density phantom was 15%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.869-875
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to derive a formula for calculating the effective energy of an X-ray beam generated by a CT simulator. Under 90, 120, and 140 kVp X-ray beams, the CT number calibration insert part of the AAPM CT performance phantom was scanned 5 times with a CT simulator. The CT numbers of polyethylene, polystyrene, water, nylon, polycarbonate, and acrylic were measured for each CT slice image. The average value of CT number measured under a single tube voltage and the linear attenuation coefficients corresponding to each photon energy calculated from the data of the National Institute of Standards and Technology were linearly fitted. Among the obtained correlation coefficients, the photon energy having the maximum value was determined as the effective energy. In this way, the effective energy of the X-ray beam generated at each tube voltage was determined. By linearly fitting the determined effective energies(y) and tube voltages(x), y=0.33026x+30.80263 as an effective energy calculation formula was induced.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.771-778
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to present a method of measuring noise by the percentage of effective line attenuation coefficient of water that can be used for quality control of CT image noise using AAPM CT performance phantom in clinical practice. In the CT images obtained by scanning the AAPM CT performance phantom with a 120 kVp CT X-ray beam, the mean CT number was measured for each pin and water in the CT number linearity insert part. The effective energy was determined as the photon energy with the largest correlation coefficient from the correlation coefficients of the linear regression analysis of the measured mean CT number for each pin and water and the linear attenuation coefficient for each photon energy. And for water and acrylic, the contrast scale was calculated as 0.000188 cm^-1 · HU^-1 from the measured mean CT number and effective line attenuation coefficient. Using the calculated contrast scale, the effective line attenuation coefficient of water, and the standard deviation measured in the water of the alignment pin part of the AAPM CT performance phantom, The noise measurement value by the percentage of effective line attenuation coefficient of water obtained 0.31 ~ 0.52% in the range of 100 ~ 300 mAs.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.419-424
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• 2001

We intended to evaluate the Young's modulus of trabecular bone of a human distal femur by spherical Indentation test and CT images and to quantify relationships between the direction of load, density. and Young's modulus. The specimens were scanned at 1 mm intervals on CT scanner After scanning the bones were sectioned with diamond saw. producing 8mm cubes of trabecular bone. The tubes were mechanically tested in inferior-superior(IS), anterior-posterior(AP). and medial-lateral(ML) direction with custom-made device. After testing, the real apparent density of specimens were measured. The results of this study showed that the IS modulus was significant1y greater than both the AP and ML modulus and the AP modulus was also greater than ML modulus significantly(p〈0.01) A significant Power relationship between the apparent density and the modulus was also found.