Controlling X-ray imaging based on target motion

CR Maurer Jr, S Sayeh, MA Core - US Patent 8,130,907, 2012 - Google Patents
2005.0053196 A1 3/2005 Mostafavi 2005, OO58248 A1 3/2005 Klingenbeck-Regn
2005/02O1510 A1 9, 2005 Mostafavi 2005/0276377 A1* 12, 2005 Carol …

Dose optimization in pediatric cardiac x‐ray imaging

AJ Gislason, AG Davies, AR Cowen - Medical physics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The aim of this research was to explore x‐ray beam parameters with intent to
optimize pediatric x‐ray settings in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. This study …

Influence of the antiscatter grid on dose and image quality in pediatric interventional cardiology X‐ray systems

C Ubeda, E Vano, L Gonzalez… - Catheterization and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To present a methodology and experimental results to assess the influence, in
terms of dose and image quality, of the antiscatter grid (AG) in a pediatric cardiology X‐ray …

A search for improved technique factors in paediatric fluoroscopy

MJ Tapiovaara, M Sandborg… - Physics in Medicine & …, 1999 - iopscience.iop.org
A Monte Carlo computational model of a fluoroscopic imaging chain was used for deriving
optimal technique factors for paediatric fluoroscopy. The optimal technique was defined as …

Effect of radiographic techniques (kVp and mAs) on image quality and patient doses in digital subtraction angiography

NA Gkanatsios, W Huda, KR Peters - Medical physics, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated how varying the x‐ray tube voltage and image receptor input exposure
affected image quality and patient radiation doses in interventional neuroradiologic imaging …

Use of the concept of energy imparted in diagnostic radiology

GA Carlsson, DR Dance, J Persliden… - Applied radiation and …, 1999 - Elsevier
The concept of energy imparted by ionizing radiation to the matter in a volume is analyzed
and methods to determine the energy imparted ε to the patient are reviewed, in particular …

Dual-energy mammography: simulation studies

K Bliznakova, Z Kolitsi… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a mammography simulator and demonstrates its applicability in
feasibility studies in dual-energy (DE) subtraction mammography. This mammography …

Off‐axis x‐ray spectra: A comparison of Monte Carlo simulated and computed x‐ray spectra with measured spectra

M Bhat, J Pattison, G Bibbo, M Caon - Medical physics, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The off‐axis x‐ray spectra from a constant potential x‐ray generator were measured with a
high purity germanium spectrometer cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature. The measured …

Computation of energy imparted in diagnostic radiology

NA Gkanatsios, W Huda - Medical physics, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Energy imparted is a measure of the total ionizing energy deposited in the patient during a
radiologic examination and may be used to quantify the patient dose in diagnostic radiology …

Demonstration of correlations between clinical and physical image quality measures in chest and lumbar spine screen–film radiography

M Sandborg, A Tingberg, DR Dance… - The British journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The ability to predict clinical image quality from physical measures is useful for optimization
in diagnostic radiology. In this work, clinical and physical assessments of image quality are …