title: Production of phantom materials using polymer powder sintering under vacuum.
abstract: A technique is presented for the production of polymer-based phantom materials from solid polymer powders and various compounds added to adjust x-ray attenuation. After mixing of the finely grained components, the samples are solidified by a sintering process under vacuum. The method described allows a flexible and inexpensive production of phantom materials. Photon attenuation and density can be adjusted by suitable choice of base polymers and additives to mimic a large range of soft tissues and water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, University of Vienna, Austria. p.homolka@bmtp.akh-wien.ac.at
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Homolka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nowotny
mesh_terms: D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D017785:Photons; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers