Calculated performance of broadband secondary x-ray imaging (SXI) based on fourth-generation sources and optics and its potential application to human angiography

Paul L. Csonka

doi:10.1117/12.624916

30 August 2005 Calculated performance of broadband secondary x-ray imaging (SXI) based on fourth generation sources and optics and its potential application to human angiography

Paul L. Csonka

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Proceedings Volume 5917, Fourth Generation X-Ray Sources and Optics III; 59170K (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624916
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A calculation was carried out to evaluate the capabilities of Secondary X-ray Imaging (SXI), applied to human angiography. A primary photon pencil beam is rastered through the human heart, in two directions perpendicular to the primary photon beam. The signal is generated by fluorescent photons from a contrast agent, registered by a wide angle detector. One result is clearer images and a reduction of shadowing by obstructions inside the body. Sharp imaging is compatible with locally quantitative measurements, and also with pixel by pixel elemental analysis. The detector need not be position sensitive. Most of the primary beam will be scattered before they reach the target, but unscattered primary beam remains well focused. To discriminate against scattered background, the photons have to pass through a position/momentum selector, a W - Hf absorber shield, and a time window. The calcualation gives the approximate energy spectrum for the scattered photons, for the photons passing through the position/momentum selector, and for those at thefar side of the absorber shield. The last two are evaluated for time windows between 1000 and 167 ps. The surviving background causes relative image intensity fluctuations of the order of a percent. The primary beam intensity required for SXI is comparable or less than the intensity needed for Iodine K-edge subtraction (KES) imaging, but for SXI the primary photon energy spread may be one or two orders higher than what is needed for KES. Therefore, the requirements on the primary photon source an be relaxed. With an undulator as source, monochromatization may not be needed. That would further reduce the cost of the photon source, which may be a small low energy electron ring.

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Paul L. Csonka "Calculated performance of broadband secondary x-ray imaging (SXI) based on fourth generation sources and optics and its potential application to human angiography", Proc. SPIE 5917, Fourth Generation X-Ray Sources and Optics III, 59170K (30 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624916

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Signal detection

X-rays

Angiography

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