Development Of A Flash X-Ray Scanner For Stereoradiography And CT

Robert J. Endorf; Frank A. DiBianca; Daniel S. Fritsch; Wen-Ching Liu; Charles B. Burns

doi:10.1117/12.953208

1 May 1989 Development Of A Flash X-Ray Scanner For Stereoradiography And CT

Robert J. Endorf; Frank A. DiBianca; Daniel S. Fritsch; Wen-Ching Liu; Charles B. Burns;

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Proceedings Volume 1090, Medical Imaging III: Image Formation; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953208
Event: Medical Imaging III, 1989, Newport Beach, CA, United States

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We are developing a flash x-ray scanner for stereoradiography and CT which will be able to produce a stereoradiograph in 30 to 70 ns and a complete CT scan in one microsecond. This type of imaging device will be valuable in studying high speed processes, high acceleration, and traumatic events. We have built a two channel flash x-ray system capable of producing stereo radiographs with stereo angles of from 15 to 165 degrees. The dynamic and static Miff 's for the flash x-ray system were measured and compared with similar MIT's measured for a conventional medical x-ray system. We have written and tested a stereo reconstruction algorithm to determine three dimensional space points from corresponding points in the two stereo images. To demonstrate the ability of the system to image traumatic events, a radiograph was obtained of a bone undergoing a fracture. The effects of accelerations of up to 600 g were examined on radiographs taken of human kidney tissue samples in a rapidly rotating centrifuge. Feasibility studies of CT reconstruction have been performed by making simulated Cr images of various phantoms for larger flash x-ray systems of from 8 to 29 flash x-ray tubes.

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Robert J. Endorf, Frank A. DiBianca, Daniel S. Fritsch, Wen-Ching Liu, Charles B. Burns, "Development Of A Flash X-Ray Scanner For Stereoradiography And CT", Proc. SPIE 1090, Medical Imaging III: Image Formation, (1 May 1989); doi: 10.1117/12.953208; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953208

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