Open AccessDevelopment of a method to determine electron density and effective atomic number of high atomic number solid materials using dual-energy computed tomography
Author(s) -
Avinav Bharati,
Susama Rani Mandal,
Arun Kumar Gupta,
Amlesh Seth,
Raju Sharma,
Ashu Seith Bhalla,
Chandan Jyoti Das,
Sabyasachi Chatterjee,
Pratik Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical physics/journal of medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3913
pISSN - 0971-6203
DOI - 10.4103/jmp.jmp_125_18
Subject(s) - effective atomic number , atomic number , hounsfield scale , digital enhanced cordless telecommunications , calibration , electron density , pellets , electron , materials science , atomic physics , chemistry , physics , mathematics , computed tomography , computer science , nuclear physics , statistics , medicine , telecommunications , composite material , wireless , radiology
This study aims to develop a method using dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) to determine the effective atomic number and electron density of substances.