Spectroscopic measurements concerning grating-based x-ray phase-contrast imaging

Thomas Weber; Peter Bartl; Florian Bayer; Jürgen Durst; Wilhelm Haas; Thilo Michel; Georg Pelzer; André Ritter; Gisela Anton

doi:10.1117/12.877224

17 March 2011 Spectroscopic measurements concerning grating-based x-ray phase-contrast imaging

Thomas Weber, Peter Bartl, Florian Bayer, Jürgen Durst, Wilhelm Haas, Thilo Michel, Georg Pelzer, André Ritter, Gisela Anton

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Proceedings Volume 7961, Medical Imaging 2011: Physics of Medical Imaging; 79611J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877224
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2011, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, United States

Abstract

We present energy-dependent measurement results, regarding grating-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging. These were done using a Talbot grating interferometer according to the proposal made by Weitkamp et al.¹ using a commercial microfocus X-ray tube producing a standard tungsten spectrum and a Talbot-Lau grating interferometer with a medical X-ray tube. The spectroscopic, pixelated, photon-counting Timepix detector was used for photon detection. Using these setups, we measured the visibilities for different energies at different source to phase-grating distances. These results showed a constant maximum visibility, shifting to higher energies increasing the distance. This behaviour can be explained by changing the distance leads to a change in the setup's effective design energy. The results also showed that the expected drop of visibility for a misaligned setup does not take place when a polychromatic X-ray source is used. Additionally, images obtained with phase-contrast imaging at different energy thresholds are presented and evaluated. This knowledge about the energy-dependency of the setup's parameters will help to optimise X-ray phase-contrast imaging towards the clinical application.

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Thomas Weber, Peter Bartl, Florian Bayer, Jürgen Durst, Wilhelm Haas, Thilo Michel, Georg Pelzer, André Ritter, and Gisela Anton "Spectroscopic measurements concerning grating-based x-ray phase-contrast imaging", Proc. SPIE 7961, Medical Imaging 2011: Physics of Medical Imaging, 79611J (17 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877224

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