title: Laplace reconstruction of experimental diagnostic x-ray spectra.
abstract: This paper displays the results of a blind study used to determine the capability of a Laplace transform pair model to accurately reconstruct diagnostic x-ray spectra from experimental attenuation data. Spectra reconstructed from attenuation measurements are compared to experimental spectra obtained on the same unit using an intrinsic germanium spectrometer system. The results show that when pure attenuation materials are used, good agreement is obtained between the experimental and computed spectra. If an alloy attenuator like 1100 aluminum is used, the proportion of contaminants must be included in the Laplace formulation for accurate reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Fewell
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D000535:Aluminum; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods*; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D000535:Aluminum