A novel x-ray imaging system and its imaging performance

Chunyu Yu; Benkang Chang; Shiyun Wang; Junju Zhang; Xiao Yao

doi:10.1117/12.710678

27 October 2006 A novel x-ray imaging system and its imaging performance

Chunyu Yu, Benkang Chang, Shiyun Wang, Junju Zhang, Xiao Yao

Proceedings Volume 6047, Fourth International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine; 60470W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.710678
Event: Fourth International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine, 2005, Tianjin, China

Abstract

Since x-ray was discovered and applied to the imaging technology, the x-ray imaging techniques have experienced several improvements, from film-screen, x-ray image intensifier, CR to DR. To store and transmit the image information conveniently, the digital imaging is necessary for the imaging techniques in medicine and biology. Usually as the intensifying screen technique as for concerned, to get the digital image signals, the CCD was lens coupled directly to the screen, but which suffers from a loss of x-ray signal and resulted in the poor x-ray image perfonnance. Therefore, to improve the image performance, we joined the brightness intensifier, which, was named the Low Light Level (LLL) image intensifier in military affairs, between the intensifying screen and the CCD and designed the novel x-ray imaging system. This design method improved the image performance of the whole system thus decreased the x-ray dose. Comparison between two systems with and without the brightness intensifier was given in detail in this paper. Moreover, the main noise source of the image produced by the novel system was analyzed, and in this paper, the original images produced by the novel x-ray imaging system and the processed images were given respectively. It was clear that the image performance was satisfied and the x-ray imaging system can be used in security checking and many other nondestructive checking fields.

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Chunyu Yu, Benkang Chang, Shiyun Wang, Junju Zhang, and Xiao Yao "A novel x-ray imaging system and its imaging performance", Proc. SPIE 6047, Fourth International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine, 60470W (27 October 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.710678

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