A new scanning device in CT with dose reduction potential

Oleg Tischenko; Yuan Xu; Christoph Hoeschen

doi:10.1117/12.654463

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2 March 2006 A new scanning device in CT with dose reduction potential

Oleg Tischenko, Yuan Xu, Christoph Hoeschen

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Proceedings Volume 6142, Medical Imaging 2006: Physics of Medical Imaging; 61422L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.654463
Event: Medical Imaging, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The amount of x-ray radiation currently applied in CT practice is not utilized optimally. A portion of radiation traversing the patient is either not detected at all or is used ineffectively. The reason lies partly in the reconstruction algorithms and partly in the geometry of the CT scanners designed specifically for these algorithms. In fact, the reconstruction methods widely used in CT are intended to invert the data that correspond to ideal straight lines. However, the collection of such data is often not accurate due to likely movement of the source/detector system of the scanner in the time interval during which all the detectors are read. In this paper, a new design of the scanner geometry is proposed that is immune to the movement of the CT system and will collect all radiation traversing the patient. The proposed scanning design has a potential to reduce the patient dose by a factor of two. Furthermore, it can be used with the existing reconstruction algorithm and it is particularly suitable for OPED, a new robust reconstruction algorithm.

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Oleg Tischenko, Yuan Xu, and Christoph Hoeschen "A new scanning device in CT with dose reduction potential", Proc. SPIE 6142, Medical Imaging 2006: Physics of Medical Imaging, 61422L (2 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.654463

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