Open AccessStudy of influence of buildup factor form on simulated radiographic image
Author(s) -
P. Marinković
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nuclear technology and radiation protection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1452-8185
pISSN - 1451-3994
DOI - 10.2298/ntrp0901038m
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , radiography , ray tracing (physics) , photon , image (mathematics) , tracing , factor (programming language) , optics , mathematics , computer science , physics , statistics , computer vision , nuclear physics , operating system , programming language
The objective of the study presented in this paper is the analysis of influence of different buildup factor forms on a simulated radiographic image. Simulated radiographic images are obtained by means of the ray-tracing technique. Scattered photons are modelled using the generally accepted geometric progression form, linear form and tabulated data of buildup factors. Simulated images were compared to the reference results obtained by Monte Carlo calculation. The best agreement to Monte Carlo simulated images is achieved for the geometric progression form of buildup factor