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Modification of the TASMIP x-ray spectral model for the simulation of microfocus x-ray sources

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/19386
ISSN: 0094-2405
DOI: 10.1118/1.4837220
UXXI: AR/0000014476
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2014-01
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American Association of Physicists in Medicine
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The availability of accurate and simple models for the estimation of x-ray spectra is of great importance for system simulation, optimization, or inclusion of photon energy information into data processing. There is a variety of publicly available tools for estimation of x-ray spectra in radiology and mammography. However, most of these models cannot be used directly for modeling microfocus x-ray sources due to differences in inherent filtration, energy range and/or anode material. For this reason the authors propose in this work a new model for the simulation of microfocus spectra based on existing models for mammography and radiology, modified to compensate for the effects of inherent filtration and energy range.
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X-ray spectra, Computer simulation, Radiation dose, Micro-CT, Breast imaging, Microfocus source
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Medical Physics, (2014), 41 (1), 12 p.
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