Effect of a Multiple-Scanning Beam Device and Trough Filter on Scatter in Chest Radiography

Daniel R. Bednarek; Stephen Rudin; Roland Wong; Richard Kaczmarek

doi:10.1117/12.949462

19 September 1985 Effect of a Multiple-Scanning Beam Device and Trough Filter on Scatter in Chest Radiography

Daniel R. Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Roland Wong, Richard Kaczmarek

Proceedings Volume 0555, Medical Imaging and Instrumentation '85; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949462
Event: Medical Imaging and Instrumentation '85, 1985, Boston, United States

Abstract

The use of a trough compensation filter to reduce the large difference in x-ray transmission between the lung parenchyma and mediastinum results in beam hardening and increased scattered radiation which causes a reduction of subject contrast in the lung fields. When the Rotating Aperture Wheel (RAW) multiple-scanning-beam device is used with the filter, this image degradation in the lung fields can be prevented while obtaining improved visualization of the mediastinum. Quantitative comparisons of image contrast and scatter distributions over chest radiographs obtained using various com-binations of anti-scatter device and filter are examined.

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Daniel R. Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Roland Wong, and Richard Kaczmarek "Effect of a Multiple-Scanning Beam Device and Trough Filter on Scatter in Chest Radiography", Proc. SPIE 0555, Medical Imaging and Instrumentation '85, (19 September 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949462

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