DQE and eDQE were evaluated for a slot scan X-ray system using four standard radiation qualities: RQA3, RQA5, RQA7, and RQA9. The results showed that the system under consideration, KARS-BKS2 fluorograph, provided maximal DQE(u,v) and eDQE(u′,v′) in the case of radiation quality RQA5 and a small focal point. At null spatial frequencies DQE(0) was greater than 40% and eDQE(0) was 35%.
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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 55, No. 3, May-Jun., 2021, pp. 39-43.
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Bekhterev, A.V., Kotkov, R.V., Labusov, V.A. et al. DQE and eDQE of the KARS-BKS2 Digital Slot Scan X-Ray System. Biomed Eng 55, 204–209 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-021-10103-0
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