Dual-kVp radiography

William R. Brody; F. Graham Sommer; Leonard A. Lehmann; Albert Macovski; Robert E. Alvarez; Norbert J. Pelc; Stephen J. Riederer; Anne Hall

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Dual-kVp radiography

William R. Brody, F. Graham Sommer, Leonard A. Lehmann, Albert Macovski, Robert E. Alvarez, Norbert J. Pelc, Stephen J. Riederer, Anne Hall

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The use of information contained in the transmitted x-ray spectrum provides the capability for selective removal of substances of a particular mean atomic number in projection radiographs. Using a prototype system for line-scanned digital radiography, x-ray images were produced with two different x-ray spectra by modulating the kVp applied to the x-ray source and filtering the x-ray beam. Using a previously described Compton/photoelectric decomposition algorithm, subtraction images are made with bone or soft-tissue (water) shadows removed. Applications to chest, abdominal and skeletal imaging in-vivo are demonstrated.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	239-243
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	273
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931810
State	Published - Jul 16 1981

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