دورية أكاديمية
A phantom based evaluation of the clinical imaging performance of electronic portal imaging devices
| العنوان: | A phantom based evaluation of the clinical imaging performance of electronic portal imaging devices |
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| المؤلفون: | Marios K. Tzomakas, Vasiliki Peppa, Antigoni Alexiou, Georgios Karakatsanis, Anastasios Episkopakis, Christos Michail, Ioannis Valais, George Fountos, Nektarios Kalyvas, Ioannis S. Kandarakis |
| المصدر: | Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 10, Pp e21116- (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Science (General) LCC:Social sciences (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Image quality, EPID, Detector, QC-3V, Phantom, Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99 |
| الوصف: | Purpose: In this study an evaluation of the imaging performance of an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) is presented. The evaluation performed employing the QC-3V image quality phantom. Methods: An EPID system of a 6 MV LINAC, was used to obtain images of a QC-3V EPID phantom. The X-ray source to phantom distance was 100 cm and the field size was 15x15 cm2. The irradiation conditions comprised Dose Rates (DR) of 200, 400 and 600 for a 2 MU–100 MU range. The Contrast Transfer Function (CTF), the Noise Power Spectrum (NPS), the Normalized Noise Power Spectrum (NNPS) and the Contrast-to-Noise Ratio (CNR) were studied. In addition, an alternative factor showing a frequency related output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the Signal-to-Noise-Frequency Response (SNFR), has been introduced. SNFR is a comprehensive quality index, easily determined in clinical environment. Results: The CTF curves were found comparable to each other. The lowest values were measured at 2 MU and 200 MU/min. Concerning the NPS and NNPS graphs it was found that the values decrease up to approximately 0.3 lp/mm and demonstrate a white noise shape afterwards. SNFR values were found reducing with spatial frequency. Highest CNR were found between the region 7 and 11 of the phantom. Conclusions: The influence of MU and DR on EPID performance were investigated. Image quality was assessed using the QC-3V phantom. The presented results can lead to image quality amelioration and act supportively to current image quality control routine protocols. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2405-8440 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402308324X; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21116 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/a125ebe65e764aad844b6ca96f242927 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.125ebe65e764aad844b6ca96f242927 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 24058440 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21116 |