Monte Carlo Analyses of X-Ray Absorption, Noise, and Detective Quantum Efficiency Considering Therapeutic X-Ray Spectrum in Portal Imaging Detector
Abstract
The Bremsstrahlung spectrum from a 6-MV linear accelerator (LINAC) was obtained and used as an input X-ray source in the simulation to estimate several important physical quantities of the detector in a therapeutic X-ray portal imaging system, such as quantum and energy absorption efficiencies, Swank factor, and detective quantum efficiency (DQE). In addition, we have obtained a spatial distribution of energy deposit within the detector, resulting in a spatial-frequency-dependent DQE. From the simulation results, it is found that the use of metal plate largely enhances the energy absorption, leading to a large output signal. However, considering the noise properties, the presence of a metal plate degrades the DQE at nonzero spatial frequencies because the detector absorption noise is dominated by the quantum absorption. We have verified our simulation results by comparison with experimental measurements and results from other works.
Recommended Citation
G. Cho et al., "Monte Carlo Analyses of X-Ray Absorption, Noise, and Detective Quantum Efficiency Considering Therapeutic X-Ray Spectrum in Portal Imaging Detector," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jan 2001.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/23.958372
Meeting Name
Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS)2000
Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0018-9499
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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© 2001 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2001
