Preliminary performance characteristics of a dual-energy KCD

Robert J. Endorf; Sunil Kulatunga; David C. Spelic; Stephen R. Thomas; Frank A. DiBianca; Herbert D. Zeman; George C. Giakos

doi:10.1117/12.208383

8 May 1995 Preliminary performance characteristics of a dual-energy KCD

Robert J. Endorf, Sunil Kulatunga, David C. Spelic, Stephen R. Thomas, Frank A. DiBianca, Herbert D. Zeman, George C. Giakos

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Proceedings Volume 2432, Medical Imaging 1995: Physics of Medical Imaging; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208383
Event: Medical Imaging 1995, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A kinestatic charge detector (KCD) with segmented signal-collection fingers was constructed to evaluate the dual-energy x-ray imaging performance of a KCD. The front segments of the KCD signal-collectors produce a digital low-energy image and the back segments produce a digital high-energy image. A gap between the front and back signal-collectors is used as a filter to increase the separation between the mean energies absorbed in the front and back segments. Preliminary measurements have been performed on the dual-energy KCD to determine its dual-energy imaging characteristics. The KCD output signal has been measured as a function of depth in the chamber. The ion drift velocity, modulation transfer function (MTF), detective quantum efficiency (DQE) and Wiener spectrum have been determined for both the front (low-energy) and back (high-energy) signal detection regions of the KCD.

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Robert J. Endorf, Sunil Kulatunga, David C. Spelic, Stephen R. Thomas, Frank A. DiBianca, Herbert D. Zeman, and George C. Giakos "Preliminary performance characteristics of a dual-energy KCD", Proc. SPIE 2432, Medical Imaging 1995: Physics of Medical Imaging, (8 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208383

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