• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.87-90
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• 2013

Purpose: Introducing CR (Computed Radiography) system created a process of printing therapy irradiation images and converting the degree of enlargement. This is to increase job efficiency and contribute to work improvement using a computerized method with home grown software to simplify this process, work efficiency. Materials and Methods: Microsoft EXCEL (ver. 2007) and VISUAL BASIC (ver. 6.0) have been used to make the software. A window for each shield block was designed to enter patients' treatment information. Distances on the digital images were measured, the measured data were entered to the Excel program to calculate the degree of enlargement, and printouts were produced to manufacture shield blocks. Results: By computerizing the existing method with this program, the degree of enlargement can easily be calculated and patients' treatment information can be entered into the printouts by using macro function. As a result, errors in calculation which may occur during the process of production or errors that the treatment information may be delivered wrongly can be reduced. In addition, with the simplification of the conversion process of the degree of enlargement, no copy machine was needed, which resulted in the reduction of use of paper. Conclusion: Works have been improved by computerizing the process of block production and applying it to practice which would simplify the existing method. This software can apply to and improve the actual conditions of each hospital in various ways using various features of EXCEL and VISUAL BASIC which has already been proven and used widely.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.56-62
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• 2009

In this paper we investigate an analytical approach for noise properties and geometric structure in Computed Radiography(CR) images of industrial steel-tubes. Over thirty diverse radiographic images are sampled from industrial radiography measurements according to radiation intensity. Each image consists of three regions; background, thickness and inner-tube. Among these the region of inner-tube is selected for the object of analysis. Geometric structure which includes the noise generation is analyzed by the statistical and functional methodology. The analysis is carried on spacially and line by line. It verifies the geometrical transfigure from the circle configuration of steel-tube and noise variation. The estimation of fitting function and its error are the geometric factors. The statistics such as standard deviation, mean and signal-to-noise ratio are noise parameters for discrimination. These factors are considered under the intensity variation which is the penetrative strength of radiation. The analysing results show that the original geometry of circle is preserved in the form of elliptic or short/long diameter circle, and the noise deviation has increased inverse proportional to the radiation intensity.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.97-107
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• 2010

The objectives of this study is to figure out the unknown image processing methods of commercial CR system. We have implemented the processing curve of each Look up table(LUT) in REGIUS 150 CR system by using virtual digital test pattern method. The characteristic of Dry Imager was measured also. First of all, we have generated the virtual digital test pattern file with binary file editor. This file was used as an input data of CR system (REGIUS 150 CR system, KONICA MINOLTA). The DICOM files which were automatically generated output files by the CR system, were used to figure out the processing curves of each LUT modes (THX, ST, STM, LUM, BONE, LIN). The gradation curves of Dry Imager were also measured to figure out the characteristics of hard copy image. According to the results of each parameters, we identified the characteristics of image processing parameter in CR system. The processing curves which were measured by this proposed method showed the characteristics of CR system. And we found the linearity of Dry Imager in the middle area of processing curves. With these results, we found that the relationships between the curves and each parameters. The G value is related to the slope and the S value is related to the shift in x-axis of processing curves. In conclusion, the image processing method of the each commercial CR systems are different, and they are concealed. This proposed method which uses virtual digital test pattern can measure the characteristics of parameters for the image processing patterns in the CR system. We expect that the proposed method is useful to analogize the image processing means not only for this CR system, but also for the other commercial CR systems.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.519-524
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• 2018

Chest examinations and mass chest examinations using the CR(computed radiography) System are frequently used clinically. a factor that degrades image quality in the acquisition process is the use of unused IPs long times. this paper addresses the estimation of winer filter and improved wiener filter to restoration of Chest CR images Experimental results show that the proposed method can reduce noise. in low noise variation image wiener method was excellent than improved method and the result was the opposite at high noise varience. the application of algorithms to chest CR images effectively eliminates noise. the classic Wiener filter was better than the improved method. Multiple patients examined during the process without any erase IP(image plate) process, The proposed algorithm determines that the images can be restored to a good quality and will help to read the images.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.237-240
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• 2006

The Noise of CR Systems is made up of X-ray quantum mottle and additional Imaging plate's structure noise, photon noise of lumine cence, noise of electrometer, quantization noise etc. In this Regius 150 system, SNR was increased from 8.2 to 30 with linearily according to radiation dose from 0.1 mR to 100 mR. It means that the Regius 150 system has enough trustability because of SNR is over 5 by Rose Model. NPS was calculated two dementional Fourier Transform with shake of pixel value in the white Image. In the spatial frequence range of $0.5\;lp/mm{\sim}2.5\;lp/mm$, the NPS was distributed $10^{-4}{\sim}10^{-5}$ at 1 mR X-ray dose. That is similar result compare other systems to that of Kodak CR system reported by Carlu, HR-CR system reported by Dobbins.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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• 2002.09a
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• pp.237-240
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• 2002

Knowing the dose distribution in a tissue is as important as being able to measure exposure or absorbed dose in radiotherapy. Since the Dry Imager spread, the wet type automatic processor is no longer used. Furthermore, the waste fluid after film development process brings about a serious problem for prevention of pollution. Therefore, we have developed a measurement method for the dose distribution (CR dosimetry) in the phantom based on the imaging plate (IP) of the computed radiography (CR). The IP was applied for the dose measurement as a dosimeter instead of the film used for film dosimetry. The data from the irradiated IP were processed by a personal computer with 10 bits and were depicted as absorbed dose distributions in the phantom. The image of the dose distribution was obtained from the CR system using the DICOM form. The CR dosimetry is an application of CR system currently employed in medical examinations to dosimetry in radiotherapy. A dose distribution can be easily shown by the Dose Distribution Depiction System we developed this time. Moreover, the measurement method is simpler and a result is obtained more quickly compared with film dosimetry.

• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.89-95
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• 2010

High contrast and high resolution are the most important factors for examining mammography images. Despite of the inconveniences of screen-film, most clinics still prefer them to computed radiography(CR) and direct radiography(DR). The reading of screen-film mammography images is influenced by the brightness from the X-ray illuminator, the exam room and incoming light from outside sources. Therefore, a comparative analysis on the results of mammo phantom images would be variated by the changes in the reading environment. There was no influence on reading results from the examiners close distance eyesight(p > 0.05); however, reading of micro lesions improved with greater darkness in the X-ray film reading room and the brightness of the X-ray illuminator(p < 0.05). Also, observation of fiber and mass images were maximized at a distance of 50 cm from the reader. Now, it is possible to observe these small classification groups using a magnifying glass without being physically close to the image. For the image of mammography, obtaining high quality images is important but in order to get an accurate clinical lesions of the reading also needs to be considered the optimal environmental factors.

• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.64-77
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• 2002

DR has had an important fact not only in the department of radiology but also in productivity or work efficiency of a whole hospital. The environment of DR has more various parameter than CR, so it is able to supply high quality of medical services. The current environment of radiology department in each hospital has been changed from Film-Screen system to DR through Full-PACS. This hospital which uses Full-PACS became to study the proper condition of CR and DDR and how the image quality of them is expressed among general photographing systems in the DR environment. From this experiment, the image quality of DDR is better than CR under the same exposure condition. And in the DDR system, the score of image which uses AEC is a little higher than the score which doesn't use it. Especially it can be known that the function of AEC of DDR is useful to improve the image quality in the part of skull and chest. (The function of AEC : It is the tool that detects the ionized current of x-ray which goes through objects with using the ion chamber which is in the detector. Also it controls the examination of X-ray when the proper density is reached.) Because the proper degree of density can be represented by this system, the photographing can be taken much easily without consideration of the exposure condition with the thickness of various objects. From the result of this experiment, it can be known that the selection of proper exposure condition plays an important rule to gain good Image Quality. More researches will be necessary about DDR system which has potential ability in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.462-463
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• 2012

팍스시스템은 의료 영상을 디지탈화한 시스템이다. PACS데이터는 초창기 CR(Computed Radiography)의 경우 10MB내외의 데이터를 발생하였으나 의료장비의 발전으로 인해 DB(Digital Radiography)는 20MB이상의 데이터를 발생하였다. 또 CT(Computed Tomography)의 경우 0.5MB데이터를 100Slice내외의 데이터를 발생하였으나, 현재는 Cardiac/PET 등의 CT는 Multi Frame을 지원하며 300~5000Slice이상의 데이터를 발생하게 됨에 따라 네트워크에 상당한 트래픽이 발생하여 병원 진료 환경에 심각한 영향을 초래한다. 또한, 스마트 폰, 태블릿 pc등의 발전으로 인해 많은 사용자들은 실시간 또는 멀티미디어와 같은 데이터 표현 방식으로 팍스 데이터를 보길 원할 것이며, 팍스 시스템 또한 그러한 요구조건을 만족시키기 위해 발전하고 있다. 병원에서 사용하는 네트워크는 인터넷 서비스의 모토인 best effort방법을 일반적으로 사용한다. 이러한 데이터 전송방식은 진료에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 팍스 데이터의 전송에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 특히 네트워크의 트래픽이 제한적인 환경에서 높은 대역폭을 요구하는 멀티미디어 팍스 데이터를 다수의 사용자들이 전송받기 원하면 지연시간으로 인해 원활한 진료진행을 방해 받을 수 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 네트워크 개발자들은 QoS라는 개념을 도입하였고, 여러 계층에서 QoS를 보장하기 위한 연구가 진행되였다. 일반적으로, 네트워크에서 QoS를 지원하기 위한 여러가지 형태의 연구들을 조사하고, 분산 시스템을 제어하기 위한 DDS 미들웨어에 대한 연구를 기반으로 병원 네트워크에서 적용 방안을 설계하고 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증함으로써 새로운 형태의 병원 네트워크를 제안하고자 한다.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.111-115
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• 2005

The quality of image from the system that creates medical images by using X-ray depends on the various different reasons such as the X-ray generator, the subject and the image transmission medium. In other words, thereare various factors existing that can influence on the quality of image from the moment when the X-ray is generated and until the final image is created. Therefore, the operator who creates images at the clinical site should make continuous evaluation and observation from the final image. There are various methods of evaluating the medical images, but it is assumed that the MTF measurement method can be suitable for measuring actual or effective resolution. So in this study, the MTF measurement method by using X-ray film has been avoided and the MTF features according to the deterioration of the X-ray system have been measured by using the software (the program used Borland C++ builder software and LEAD tools software) that can measure the MTF of the digital medical images. As the result of this measurement, it has been found out through the MTF graph that the resolution and sharpness from the old x-ray generator with a many years of using and many numbers of times of using were deteriorated for the quality of image comparing to those from the new system. Also a simple and easy measurement method for the MTF from the digital medical images can be obtained in this study.