[국내논문]산란선 제거를 위한 신개념 간접 평판형 검출기의 임상적용을 위한 최적 구조 : 입사 X선 각도에 따른 성능평가 An Optimal Structure of a Novel Flat Panel Detector to Reduce Scatter Radiation for Clinical Usage: Performance Evaluation with Various Angle of Incident X-ray원문보기
진단용 X선 영상에서 산란선은 화질을 열화시키는 주요한 원인이다. X선 장치는 필름/스크린을 사용한 아날로그 시스템부터 Imaging plate (IP) 및 평판 검출기(Flat panel detector; FPD)를 사용한 디지털 시스템으로 바뀌어 가고 있다. 그러나 산란 X선 제거를 위한 Grid는 아날로그 시대에 사용됐던 구조부터 큰 변화가 없다. 본 논문에서는 선행연구에서 고안된 산란선 제거율을 향상시키기 위한 간접변환형 평판검출기의 새로운 구조를 다양한 입사 X선을 사용하는 임상현장에서의 활용 가능성을 검토했다. 일반적으로 FPD는 3개의 층으로 구성되어 있다. 신호를 검출하는 화소와 화소 사이에는 전압을 거는 voltage line이나 데이터를 전달하는 data line과 같은 X선 불감영역이 존재한다. 선행연구에서는 이 불감영역에 정확히 맞추어 방사선 불 투과성의 납을 그물 모양으로 substrate layer에 삽입함으로서 검출기 자체가 산란선 제거 효과가 있도록 설계하였다. 새로운 구조의 임상 유용성을 평가하기 위해, 삽입된 그물 모양의 납을 입사 X선에 대해 가로, 세로성분으로 나누어 각각의 성능을 확인하였으며, 동시에 납의 높이를 변화시켜 납 높이가 성능에 미치는 영향을 영상 대조도와 grid 노출 인자를 통해 검토했다. 검출기면에 대해 대각선으로 입사한 X선($0^{\circ}$, $15^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$)에 대해서, 입사 X선에 대해 평행한 가로성분이 세로 성분에 비해 높은 영상 대조도와 낮은 그리드 노출 인자를 나타냈으며, 세로성분의 납 높이가 높을수록 본 연구에서 고안한 검출기에 악영향을 미치는 것을 확인했다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 고안한 새로운 FPD 시스템은 FPD의 구조를 방사선검사 조건과 목적에 맞추어 최적화함으로써 임상 의료현장에서의 사용 가능성이 확인되었다.
진단용 X선 영상에서 산란선은 화질을 열화시키는 주요한 원인이다. X선 장치는 필름/스크린을 사용한 아날로그 시스템부터 Imaging plate (IP) 및 평판 검출기(Flat panel detector; FPD)를 사용한 디지털 시스템으로 바뀌어 가고 있다. 그러나 산란 X선 제거를 위한 Grid는 아날로그 시대에 사용됐던 구조부터 큰 변화가 없다. 본 논문에서는 선행연구에서 고안된 산란선 제거율을 향상시키기 위한 간접변환형 평판검출기의 새로운 구조를 다양한 입사 X선을 사용하는 임상현장에서의 활용 가능성을 검토했다. 일반적으로 FPD는 3개의 층으로 구성되어 있다. 신호를 검출하는 화소와 화소 사이에는 전압을 거는 voltage line이나 데이터를 전달하는 data line과 같은 X선 불감영역이 존재한다. 선행연구에서는 이 불감영역에 정확히 맞추어 방사선 불 투과성의 납을 그물 모양으로 substrate layer에 삽입함으로서 검출기 자체가 산란선 제거 효과가 있도록 설계하였다. 새로운 구조의 임상 유용성을 평가하기 위해, 삽입된 그물 모양의 납을 입사 X선에 대해 가로, 세로성분으로 나누어 각각의 성능을 확인하였으며, 동시에 납의 높이를 변화시켜 납 높이가 성능에 미치는 영향을 영상 대조도와 grid 노출 인자를 통해 검토했다. 검출기면에 대해 대각선으로 입사한 X선($0^{\circ}$, $15^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$)에 대해서, 입사 X선에 대해 평행한 가로성분이 세로 성분에 비해 높은 영상 대조도와 낮은 그리드 노출 인자를 나타냈으며, 세로성분의 납 높이가 높을수록 본 연구에서 고안한 검출기에 악영향을 미치는 것을 확인했다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 고안한 새로운 FPD 시스템은 FPD의 구조를 방사선검사 조건과 목적에 맞추어 최적화함으로써 임상 의료현장에서의 사용 가능성이 확인되었다.
In diagnostic radiology, the imaging system has been changed from film/screen to digital system. However, the method for removing scatter radiation such as anti-scatter grid has not kept pace with this change. Therefore, authors have devised the indirect flat panel detector (FPD) system with net-lik...
In diagnostic radiology, the imaging system has been changed from film/screen to digital system. However, the method for removing scatter radiation such as anti-scatter grid has not kept pace with this change. Therefore, authors have devised the indirect flat panel detector (FPD) system with net-like lead in substrate layer which can remove the scattered radiation. In clinical context, there are many radiographic examinations with angulated incident X-ray. However, our proposed FPD has net-like lead foil so the vertical lead foil to the angulate incident X-ray would have bad effect on its performance. In this study, we identified the effect of vertical/horizontal lead foil component on the novel system's performance and improved the structure of novel system for clinical usage with angulated incident X-ray. Grid exposure factor and image contrast were calculated to investigate various structure of novel system using Monte Carlo simulation software when the incident X-ray was tilted ($0^{\circ}$, $15^{\circ}$, and $30^{\circ}$ from the detector plane). More photons were needed to obtain same image quality in the novel system with vertical lead foil only then the system with horizontal lead foil only. An optimal structure of novel system having different heights of its vertical and horizontal lead foil component showed improved performance compared with the novel system in a previous study. Therefore, the novel system will be useful in a clinical context with the angulated incident X-ray if the height and direction of lead foil in the substrate layer are optimized as the condition of conventional radiography.
In diagnostic radiology, the imaging system has been changed from film/screen to digital system. However, the method for removing scatter radiation such as anti-scatter grid has not kept pace with this change. Therefore, authors have devised the indirect flat panel detector (FPD) system with net-like lead in substrate layer which can remove the scattered radiation. In clinical context, there are many radiographic examinations with angulated incident X-ray. However, our proposed FPD has net-like lead foil so the vertical lead foil to the angulate incident X-ray would have bad effect on its performance. In this study, we identified the effect of vertical/horizontal lead foil component on the novel system's performance and improved the structure of novel system for clinical usage with angulated incident X-ray. Grid exposure factor and image contrast were calculated to investigate various structure of novel system using Monte Carlo simulation software when the incident X-ray was tilted ($0^{\circ}$, $15^{\circ}$, and $30^{\circ}$ from the detector plane). More photons were needed to obtain same image quality in the novel system with vertical lead foil only then the system with horizontal lead foil only. An optimal structure of novel system having different heights of its vertical and horizontal lead foil component showed improved performance compared with the novel system in a previous study. Therefore, the novel system will be useful in a clinical context with the angulated incident X-ray if the height and direction of lead foil in the substrate layer are optimized as the condition of conventional radiography.
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문제 정의
This study aimed to identify the performance of a novel system with angulated incident X-ray and to consider an optimal structure for our novel system to obtain more superb performance.
가설 설정
In this study, we investigated the performance of our proposed system with a net-like pattern of lead foil through simulations with the incident X-ray angulated and considered the optimal structure of the proposed system for use in clinical examination. First, the grid exposure factor of the NHC and NVC decreased from that of the proposed system at 0° because the lead content of the proposed system was halved in both the NHC and NVC.
제안 방법
A continuous X-ray spectrum was produced by SRS-78 software [18] with the following conditions: a tungsten (W) anode, a 12° target angle for the anode, and an additional 0.5-mm-thick copper filter Three angles (0°, 15°, and 30° from the plane of detector) were used in this study.
Tt can be evaluated as the ratio of the total number of photons measured with the object placed in the radiation beam to that measured with the object removed from the beam under specific measurement conditions [22]. All simulations are performed under the same exposure conditions: the total number of incident photons on the detector plane was calculated as the total transmission rate, which was used to decide the grid exposure factor. The grid exposure factor for each system was normalized by the value of the grid exposure factor for the no-grid system [9].
Based on these results, we devised the optimal structure of the proposed system with a lower vertical lead foil component and a higher horizontal lead foil component for the incident X-ray in the substrate layer for use in a clinical context with various angles of incident X-ray[Fig. 4]. The decreased lead content in the vertical component moved to the vertical lead component so that the total lead content of the optimal structure is identical with the proposed system in a previous study [7].
The image contrast was calculated to investigate the performance of each simulation condition. A phantom made of PMMA and aluminum was simulated to derive the image contrast.
대상 데이터
The material of scintillation layer was CsI (density:4.51g/cm3, thickness: 600 μm) with a Cs-55 to I-53 ratio of 1:1.
성능/효과
In the case of the NHC and NVC, the grid exposure factor of the NVC was higher than that of the NHC at all heights of lead, and the difference of grid exposure factor between the two conditions grew as the height of the lead foil increased. Additionally, the image contrast of the NHC was more improved than that of the NVC in all heights of lead foil, and the degree of contrast improvement of the NHC grew as the height of the lead foil increased.
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