Radiographic Imaging at Medium Energies Using Multilayer Mirrors

Robert S. Nelson; Reuven D. Zach; Zoran L. Barbaric; Patrick J. Papin; Anthony R. Ricci; Lawrence W. Bassett; Eberhard Spiller

doi:10.1117/12.936626

12 August 1986 Radiographic Imaging at Medium Energies Using Multilayer Mirrors

Robert S. Nelson, Reuven D. Zach, Zoran L. Barbaric, Patrick J. Papin, Anthony R. Ricci, Lawrence W. Bassett, Eberhard Spiller

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Proceedings Volume 0691, X-Ray Imaging II; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936626
Event: 30th Annual Technical Symposium, 1986, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A 2" x 4" ReW-C multilayer mirror (d = 33. Å) is used to reflect a narrow bandwidth x-ray beam from the emission spectrum of a W-anode radiographic tube. Theoretical reflectivity curves and measured reflected spectra are presented. The rejection of most x-ray energies outside of a limited bandwidth permits the x-ray tube to operate at a higher (more efficient) voltage than is possible with conventional radiographic beam filters. A contrast phantom was imaged using a slit scan system with a film-screen x-ray detector. An array of mirrors (multiple slit scanning) is considered as a means of reducing tube heat loading. The ability to select either the Mo K or K characteristic x-ray may offer an alternative to a W-anode Bremsstrahlung spectrum for mammography and soft tissue radiography.

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Robert S. Nelson, Reuven D. Zach, Zoran L. Barbaric, Patrick J. Papin, Anthony R. Ricci, Lawrence W. Bassett, and Eberhard Spiller "Radiographic Imaging at Medium Energies Using Multilayer Mirrors", Proc. SPIE 0691, X-Ray Imaging II, (12 August 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936626

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