title: Calibration and equivalency analysis of image plate scanners.
abstract: A universal procedure was developed to calibrate image plate scanners using radioisotope sources. Techniques to calibrate scanners and sources, as well as cross-calibrate scanner models, are described to convert image plate dosage into physical units. This allows for the direct comparison of quantitative data between any facility and scanner. An empirical relation was also derived to establish sensitivity response settings for arbitrary gain settings. In practice, these methods may be extended to any image plate scanning system.
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
authors.forename: G Jackson
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Maddox
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, 2-6, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Sadaoki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Millecchia
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D008962:Models, Theoretical