• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-34
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• 1982

When unattenuated x-ray radiation passes through the object it is transmitted and scattered from objectes and impinging on the film. During this process certain radiation is absorbed within the object and others transmitted in reduced scattering. The scattering radiation influence upon radiation image quality, confining x-ray beam which means scattering radiation produce increased fog on x-ray film image and as a consequence decrease contrast and less detail of the film there for the elimination of fog and for absorbing scattered radiation, the grid has been used between the object and the film in order to rid of scattering rays. Using grid is good method for the qualification of the better image as well as in using air gap technique. The grid is easy to manipulate and promote good efficiency which is defined by ICRU and JIS. It is the purpose to study for eliminating scattered radiation from the tissue equivalent acryl phantom using grid, we have studied and evaluated the grid permeability about the x-ray exposure, the selection of grid ratio according to phantom thickness, on x-ray exposure are performed as follows. 1. The penetrating ratio of primary x-ray is remarkably decreased by increasing of the grid ratio, but it is almost not influenced in KVP difference and phantom thickness. 2. The scattered radiation is proportionaly increased by thickness of the phantom, having nothing to do with grid ratios. 3. The relative between the penetration rate of primary and secondary x-ray is improved by increasing grid ratio, and decreased by phantom thickness, and slightly decreased by high tube voltage. 4. The grid of 5:1 and 10:1 ratio are adequate to the phantom of 10cm and 15cm thickness, respectively.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.515-521
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• 2015

고정형 그리드(stationary grid)에서 그리드 아티팩트(grid artifacts)와 모아레 아티팩트($moir{\acute{e}}$ pattern artifacts)로 인한 영상의 질의 저하와 이동형 그리드(moving grid)에서의 컷 오프 아티팩트(cut off artifacts)로 인한 영상의 질의 저하를 정량적으로 비교 평가하였다. CDRAD 팬텀(Phantom)과 두께 24 cm의 acryl Phantom을 촬영조건(X-ray exposure conditions)을 100 cm, 80 kVp, 30 mA로 하여 고정형 그리드와 이동형그리드에서 영상(X-ray imaging)을 획득하였다. CDRAD Analyser을 이용한 영상(X-ray imaging) 인식률(observer's perception)은 고정그리드에서 평균(mean) 49.36, 표준편차(standard deviation) 3.76, 최대값(max) 55.56, 최소값 38.67이었고 이동형그리드에서 평균 47.04, 편차 12.69, 최대값 55.56, 최소값 20.89이었다. 이동형 그리드보다 고정형 그리드가 인식률의 평균과 표준편차에서 더 우수하게 나타났다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.111-115
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• 2016

Background: The scattered photons cause reduction of the contrast of radiographic image and it results in the degradation of the quality of the image. In order to acquire better quality image, an anti-scattering x-ray gird should be equipped in radiography system. Materials and Methods: The X-ray anti-scattering grid of the inclined type based on the hybrid concept for that of parallel and focused type was tested by MCNP code. The MCNPX 2.7.0 was used for the simulation based test. The geometry for the test was based on the IEC 60627 which was an international standard for diagnostic X-ray imaging equipment-Characteristics of general purpose and mammographic anti-scatter grids. Results and Discussion: The performance of grids with four inclined shielding material types was compared with that of the parallel type. The grid with completely tapered type the best performance where there were little performance difference according to the degree of inclination. Conclusion: It was shown that the grid of inclined type had better performance than that of parallel one.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2019

방사선 진단에서 산란선 보정 그리드의 사용은 굴절되는 신호에 의한 영상의 왜곡을 방지할 수 있는 장점이 있는 반면, X-ray 영상에서 그리드 아티팩트를 발생시키는 부작용을 수반한다. 본 논문에서는 이산코사인변환(DCT: discrete cosine transform)을 사용하여, 그리드 라인을 개선하는 기법을 제안한다. X-ray 영상에서 그리드 라인은 피사체의 형태와 영상의 영역에 따라 서로 다른 특성을 보인다. 이러한 점을 해결하기 위하여 동적 분할 구조를 기반으로 DCT 변환을 적용하고, 개별 분할별로 적합한 필터전달함수를 설계하였다. 세부적으로 주파수 영역 데이터에 대하여 그리드 라인의 대역을 검출하는 알고리즘을 제안하였으며, 필터전달함수로 Kaiser 윈도우와 Butterworth 필터를 조합한 형태의 밴드스톱필터(BSF: band stop filter)를 구현하였다. 또한 블로킹 현상을 개선하기 위하여 다중구조의 영상으로부터 픽셀값을 결정하는 방법론을 제시하였다. 총 140개의 실제 X-ray 영상을 사용한 실험결과로부터 제안된 이론의 타당성을 실험적으로 평가하였다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.581-585
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• 2010

A grid was sandwiched between two cascaded imaging plates. Using a fan-beam X-ray tube and a single exposure scheme, the two imaging plates, respectively, recorded grid-less and grid type information of the object. Referring to the mathematical model of the Grid-less and grid technique, it was explained that the collected components whereas that of imaging plates with grid was of high together with large scattered components whereas that of imaging plate with grid was of low and suppressed scattered components. Based on this assumption and using a Gaussian convolution kernel representing the effect of scattering, the related data of the imaging plates were simulated by computer. These observed data were then employed in the developed post-processing estimation and restoration (kalman-filter) algorithms and accordingly, the quality of the resultant image was effectively improved.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.30-41
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• 2011

산란선을 흡수하여 보다 선명한 x선 영상을 얻기 위하여 산란방지 그리드를 사용하여 투사영상을 얻는데, 이때 그리드로 인한 왜곡이 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 회전된 그리드를 사용하여 그리드 왜곡의 제거가 용이하도록 x선 디지털 영상을 얻는 방법에 있어서 기존의 왜곡 성분의 중심주파수를 가장자리로 보내는 경우를 보다 심도 있게 분석하여 확장된 결과를 도출하였으며, min-max 개념에서 주어진 그리드 밀도에 대하여 최적화하는 방법을 제시하였다. 또한 실질적으로 사용가능한 그리드 밀도에 대하여 적절한 그리드 각도를 제시하고 그러한 그리드를 사용하여 획득한 x선 디지털 영상에서 그리드 왜곡이 용이한 알고리듬을 제안하고 그 성능을 비교해보았는데, 원영상의 해상도를 어느 정도 유지하면서 그리드 왜곡을 줄일 수 있었다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2017

In this work, we investigated the recently proposed phase-contrast x-ray imaging (PCXI) technique, the so-called single grid-based PCXI, which has great simplicity and minimal requirements on the setup alignment. It allows for imaging of smaller features and variations in the examined sample than conventional attenuation-based x-ray imaging with lower x-ray dose. We performed a systematic simulation using a simulation platform developed by us to investigate the image characteristics. We also performed a preliminary PCXI experiment using an established a table-top setup to demonstrate the performance of the simulation platform. The system consists of an x-ray tube ($50kV_p$, 5 mAs), a focused-linear grid (200-lines/inch), and a flat-panel detector ($48-{\mu}m$ pixel size). According to our results, the simulated contrast of phase images was much enhanced, compared to that of the absorption images. The scattering length scale estimated for a given simulation condition was about 117 nm. It was very similar, at least qualitatively, to the experimental contrast, which demonstrates the performance of the simulation platform. We also found that the level of the phase gradient of oriented structures strongly depended on the orientation of the structure relative to that of linear grids.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2017

Background: X-ray imaging detectors for the nondestructive cargo container inspection using MeV-energy X-rays should accurately portray the internal structure of the irradiated container. Internal and external factors can cause noise, affecting image quality, and scattered radiation is the greatest source of noise. To obtain a high-performance transmission image, the influence of scattered radiation must be minimized, and this can be accomplished through several methods. The scatter rejection method using an anti-scatter grid is the preferred method to reduce the impact of scattered radiation. In this paper, we present an evaluation the characteristics of the signal and noise according to physical and material changes in the anti-scatter grid of the imaging detector used in cargo container scanners. Materials and Methods: We evaluated the characteristics of the signal and noise according to changes in the grid ratio and the material of the anti-scatter grid in an X-ray image detector using MCNP6. The grid was composed of iron, lead, or tungsten, and the grid ratio was set to 2.5, 12.5, 25, or 37.5. X-ray spectrum sources for simulation were generated by 6- and 9-MeV electron impacts on the tungsten target using MCNP6. The object in the simulation was designed using metallic material of various thicknesses inside the steel container. Using the results of the computational simulation, we calculated the change in the scatter-to-primary ratio and the signal-to-noise ratio improvement factor according to the grid ratio and the grid material, respectively. Results and Discussion: Changing the grid ratios of the anti-scatter grid and the grid material decreased the scatter linearly, affecting the signal-to-noise ratio. Conclusion: The grid ratio and material of the anti-scatter grid affected the response characteristics of a container scanner using high-energy X-rays, but to a minimal extent; thus, it may not be practically effective to incorporate anti-scatter grids into container scanners.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2011

산란선을 흡수하여 보다 선명한 x선 영상을 얻기 위하여 산란방지 그리드를 사용하여 투사영상을 얻는데, 이때 그리드 패턴으로 인한 왜곡이 발생하며, 디지털 필터를 사용하여 제거할 필요가 있다. 그런데 x선에 대하여 과하게 노출되어 영상디텍터에서 포화된 영상이 형성되는 경우에는 그리드 왜곡의 제거가 잘되지 않는다. 본 논문에서는, 보다 효율적으로 그리드 왜곡을 제거하기 위하여 x선 영상 형성에서 노출량에 따른 특성을 포화 현상까지 포함하여 분석하였다. 포화가 되기 시작하면 그리드 왜곡 성분의 최대 크기가 오히려 줄어들고 대역폭은 넓어지는 특성을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 왜곡 성분의 중요신호대역폭 (significant-signal bandwidth)을 측정하여 필터의 대역폭을 결정하여 그리드 왜곡을 효율적으로 줄일 수 있는 적응 필터링 알고리듬을 제안하였다. 실제 x선 디지털 영상에 대한 실험을 통하여 제안한 알고리듬이 효율적으로 그리드 왜곡을 제거할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.655-668
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• 2023

In radiography, an antiscatter grid is a well-known device for eliminating unexpected x-ray scatter. We investigate a new stationary grid artifact suppression method based on a nonsubsampled contourlet transform (NSCT) incorporated with Gaussian band-pass filtering. The proposed method has an advantage that extracts the Moiré components while minimizing the loss of image information and apply the prior information of Moiré component positions in multi-decomposition sub-band images. We implemented the proposed algorithm and performed a simulation and an experiment to demonstrate its viability. We did this experiment using an x-ray tube (M-113T, Varian, focal spot size: 0.1 mm), a flat-panel detector (ROSE-M Sensor, Aspenstate, pixel dimension: 3032 × 3800 pixels, pixel size: 0.076 mm), and carbon graphite-interspaced grids (JPI Healthcare, 18 cm × 24 cm, line density: 103 LP/inch and 150 LP/inch, ratio: 5:1, focal distance: 65 cm). Our results indicate that the proposed method successfully suppressed grid artifacts by reducing them without either reducing the spatial resolution or causing negative side effects. Consequently, we anticipate that the proposed method can improve image acquisition in a stationary grid x-ray system as well as in extended x-ray imaging.