Assessment of radiographic screen-film systems: a comparison between the use of a microdensitometer and a drum film digitiser.

Abstract:

:A high-end drum film digitiser (Tango, Germany) and a calibrated linear microdensitometer developed by PTB were used to assess the modulation transfer function (MTF) and the noise power spectra (NPS) of 3 mammographic screen film systems at optical density levels of 0.8, 1.5 and 2.5. The use of a drum scanner to assess MTF and NPS data appears to be adequate but requires an appropriate characterisation of the scanner to verify its internal noise level and its MTF. It is further necessary to calibrate the scanner output in terms of visual diffuse optical densities. Processing of two-dimensional digital data of grating images need to be more strictly defined for accurate MTF measurements of screen-film systems. Nevertheless, even now it seems to be feasible to use commercially available high-end and well calibrated scanners to assess screen film systems. This is especially important for quality assurance purposes because important parameters of screen film systems such like MTF and NPS can now be determined without using sophisticated microdensitometers which are not commercially available.

journal_name

Radiat Prot Dosimetry

authors

Verdun FR,Pachoud M,Bergmann D,Buhr E

doi

10.1093/rpd/nch563

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-01-01 00:00:00

pages

208-13

issue

1-3

eissn

0144-8420

issn

1742-3406

pii

114/1-3/208

journal_volume

114

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