title: Monitoring and correction of multiple scatter during clinical Compton scatter densitometry measurements.
abstract: A system for monitoring multiple scatter during a clinical Compton scatter densitometry measurement of bone density is described. Multiple scatter from the measurement site was measured using a supplementary collimated detector positioned so that only multiply scattered photons could enter the detector. The data from the detector were used to form a multiple-scatter correction factor (mcf) to correct for the bias attributed to multiple scatter. The results of experimental and computer simulations are presented which demonstrate the relationship between the multiple-scatter reading and calculated mcf values. The influence of bone size on the values of mcf in large measurement sites, such as the femoral neck, was shown to be negligible. A simulation was used to produce a visualization of the multiple scatter in order to ascertain the optimum position of the supplementary detector. This technique was shown to be a rapid and accurate method of measuring the multiple-scatter bias and suitable for use during clinical CSD measurements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College, London, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Naga
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Speller
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koligliatis
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003720:Densitometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation