Comparison of Single Photon Counting and Charge-Integrating Detectors for X-ray High Resolution Imaging of Small Biological Objects
- NázevTitle
- Comparison of Single Photon Counting and Charge-Integrating Detectors for X-ray High Resolution Imaging of Small Biological ObjectsComparison of Single Photon Counting and Charge-Integrating Detectors for X-ray High Resolution Imaging of Small Biological Objects
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- P.M. Frallicciardi, J. Jakůbek, D. Vavřík, J. Dammer
- Klíčová slovaKeywords
- Digital radiography, Small animal imaging
- DOIDOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2009.03.158
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 607(1), 221-222 (2009) · ISSN 0168-9002
- RokYear
- 2009
- JazykLanguage
- eng
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- ProjektProject
- Příprava, modifikace a charakterizace materiálů energetickým zářenímPreparation, Modification and Characterization of Materials by Energetic Radiation; Využití radionuklidů a ionizujícího zářeníApplication of radionuclides and ionising radiation
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AbstraktAbstract
This work presents a direct comparison of two pixel detectors: a charge-integrating flat panel imager coupled to a Csl:Tl scintillator and a hybrid silicon detector of Medipix2 type, working in a single-photon counting mode. The comparison concerns image quality in terms of system-spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and contrast in imaging of small biological objects. It will be shown that, at photon energies below 40 keV and for low attenuating biological objects, single-photon counting detectors are more appropriate for small-animal imaging than flat panel devices right due to better spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and contrast.
This work presents a direct comparison of two pixel detectors: a charge-integrating flat panel imager coupled to a Csl:Tl scintillator and a hybrid silicon detector of Medipix2 type, working in a single-photon counting mode. The comparison concerns image quality in terms of system-spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and contrast in imaging of small biological objects. It will be shown that, at photon energies below 40 keV and for low attenuating biological objects, single-photon counting detectors are more appropriate for small-animal imaging than flat panel devices right due to better spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and contrast.