title: Image information transfer properties of x-ray intensifying screens in the energy range from 17 to 320 keV.
abstract: The image information transfer properties of a number of x-ray fluorescent screens have been measured for x-ray energies from 17 to 320 keV. The detective quantum efficiency of the screens at each x-ray energy has been determined by separate measurements of the x-ray absorption efficiency and the statistical factor associated with the emission of optical photons upon absorption of an incident x-ray. Data have been recorded for both rare-earth phosphor screens and calcium tungstate screens. The value of the statistical factor for optical photon emission tends toward a constant value as the incident energy increases. Comparisons of the image information transfer properties are presented for several screens, which have been measured over a ten year interval. The utility of the screens for high-energy radiography is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ginzburg
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Dick
mesh_terms: D001699:Biometry; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017785:Photons; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens