Experimental evaluation of dual multiple aperture devices for fluence field modulated x-ray computed tomography

A. J. Mathews; G. Gang; R. Levinson; W. Zbijewski; S. Kawamoto; J. H. Siewerdsen; J. W. Stayman

doi:10.1117/12.2255677

9 March 2017 Experimental evaluation of dual multiple aperture devices for fluence field modulated x-ray computed tomography

A. J. Mathews, G. Gang, R. Levinson, W. Zbijewski, S. Kawamoto, J. H. Siewerdsen, J. W. Stayman

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Proceedings Volume 10132, Medical Imaging 2017: Physics of Medical Imaging; 101322O (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255677
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2017, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Acquisition of CT images with comparable diagnostic power can potentially be achieved with lower radiation exposure than the current standard of care through the adoption of hardware-based fluence-field modulation (e.g. dynamic bowtie filters). While modern CT scanners employ elements such as static bowtie filters and tube-current modulation, such solutions are limited in the fluence patterns that they can achieve, and thus are limited in their ability to adapt to broad classes of patient morphology. Fluence-field modulation also enables new applications such as region-of-interest imaging, task specific imaging, reducing measurement noise or improving image quality. The work presented in this paper leverages a novel fluence modulation strategy that uses “Multiple Aperture Devices” (MADs) which are, in essence, binary filters, blocking or passing x-rays on a fine scale. Utilizing two MAD devices in series provides the capability of generating a large number of fluence patterns via small relative motions between the MAD filters. We present the first experimental evaluation of fluence-field modulation using a dual-MAD system, and demonstrate the efficacy of this technique with a characterization of achievable fluence patterns and an investigation of experimental projection data.

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A. J. Mathews, G. Gang, R. Levinson, W. Zbijewski, S. Kawamoto, J. H. Siewerdsen, and J. W. Stayman "Experimental evaluation of dual multiple aperture devices for fluence field modulated x-ray computed tomography", Proc. SPIE 10132, Medical Imaging 2017: Physics of Medical Imaging, 101322O (9 March 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255677

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