| Autor: |
Sabina Tangaro, Giuseppe Raso, D. Lo Presti, Simone Stumbo, Bruno Golosio, Piernicola Oliva, Francesco Fauci, Ubaldo Bottigli, Sebastiano Aiello, G.L. Masala |
| Přispěvatelé: |
AIELLO S, BOTTIGLI U, FAUCI F, GOLOSIO B, LO PRESTI D, MASALA GL, OLIVA P, RASO G, STUMBO S, TANGARO S |
| Rok vydání: |
2004 |
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| Popis: |
The proper use of imaging equipment in radiological units is based on an appropriate knowledge of the physical characteristics of the X-ray beam used. The FLUXEN PROJECT is working on a portable apparatus which, together with dedicated software, is able to perform an exact spectral reconstruction of the radiation produced in diagnostic X-ray tubes. The apparatus characterizes the energy spectrum of radiological tubes and also provides a measurement of the emitted flux. The acquisition system is based on a commercial CZT detector (3×3×2 mm 3 ), produced by AMPTEK, cooled by a Peltier cell, with a high efficiency in the diagnostic X-ray energy range and modified in the shaping electronics so as to obtain a faster response. The acquiring section lies on a NuDAQ I/O card with a sampling frequency of up to 20 MHz. The signal produced by the X-ray tube is wholly acquired and an off-line analysis is made so as to make possible an accurate recognition of pile-up events and a reconstruction of the emitted spectra. The reconstructed spectra of a General Electric Senographe DMR mammographic X-ray tube are shown. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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