NONINVASIVE HIGH-VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT IN MAMMOGRAPHY BY CRYSTAL DIFFRACTION SPECTROMETRY

被引:18
作者
DESLATTES, RD
LEVIN, JC
WALKER, MD
HENINS, A
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关键词
DIFFRACTION; HIGH VOLTAGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;
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10.1118/1.597243
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Wavelength dispersive crystal diffraction spectrometry has been applied to the measurement of the accelerating voltage on an x-ray source in a prototype experiment in the mammographic source. The results indicate that this noninvasive approach can yield determinations of such voltages within 0.1 kV, a level of imprecision that appears adequate for high-level standardization of such potentials.
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