title: Dose-image quality study in digital chest radiography using Monte Carlo simulation.
abstract: One of the main preoccupations of diagnostic radiology is to guarantee a good image-sparing dose to the patient. In the present study, Monte Carlo simulations, with MCNPX code, coupled with an adult voxel female model (FAX) were performed to investigate how image quality and dose in digital chest radiography vary with tube voltage (80-150 kV) using air-gap technique and a computed radiography system. Calculated quantities were normalized to a fixed value of entrance skin exposure (ESE) of 0.0136 R. The results of the present analysis show that the image quality for chest radiography with imaging plate is improved and the dose reduced at lower tube voltage.
authors.affiliation: [Programa de Engenharia Nuclear]/COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, 21945-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: S C A
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: A X
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoriyaz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*