Pulse pileup statistics for energy discriminating photon counting x-ray detectors - Wang, Adam S.; Harrison, Daniel; Lobastov, Vladimir; Tkaczyk, J. Eric (Medical physics (Lancaster), 2011)
Keywords: Algorithms; APPROXIMATIONS; binning; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COUNTING RATES; CRLB; Data Interpretation, Statistical; DECOMPOSITION; diagnostic radiography; dual energy; ENERGY RESOLUTION; Image sensors; INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; IODINE; Linear Energy Transfer; MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING; Medical image contrast; Medical image noise; Medical imaging; MONTE CARLO METHOD; Monte Carlo methods; Monte Carlo simulations; NOISE; Numerical modeling; PERIODICITY; photon counting; PHOTONS; Poisson's equation; PULSE PILEUP; Radiation Dosage; Radiography; Radiometry - methods; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; SPECTRA; statistical analysis; STATISTICS; X RADIATION; X-RAY DETECTION; X-Rays; X‐ray detectors; pulse pileup; binning; CRLB; dual energy; photon counting