ISSN 1004-4140
    CN 11-3017/P

    基于量子数量的X射线平板探测器信噪比评估模型研究

    Signal-to-Noise Ratio Evaluation Model for X-Ray Flat-Panel Detectors Based on Quantum Numbers

    • 摘要: X射线平板探测器的电子学噪声显著影响其低剂量成像质量,然而传统研究对该影响的评估方式较为间接,难以精准反映实际成像特性。本研究基于量子数的泊松分布规律,以探测器灵敏度和等效噪声电子数为输入参数,定量分析了电子学噪声在全动态范围,尤其是低剂量条件下对图像信噪比(SNR)的调控机制。采用CMOS平板探测器,在模拟临床低剂量辐射(RQA-5)环境下开展验证实验,结果表明,该模型预测的信噪比与实验测量数据具有高度一致性(拟合度优良)。研究结果显示,在10 nGy剂量条件下,电子学噪声优化至130e的X射线平板探测器,其图像信噪比相较于电子学噪声为3200e的探测器提升11 dB;同时,针对10 dB的图像信噪比质量需求,前者所需的辐射剂量仅为后者的1/7。该模型为X射线平板探测器的结构设计与性能优化提供实用化工具,可有效实现低剂量成像性能的精准评估与优化,为高性能X射线平板探测器的研发提供理论支撑与技术参考。

       

      Abstract: The electronic noise of X-ray flat panel detectors (FPDs) significantly affects their low-dose imaging quality; however, the assessment of such effects in conventional studies is relatively indirect and fails to accurately reflect the actual imaging characteristics. Based on the Poisson distribution of quantum numbers, this study quantitatively analyzes the regulatory mechanism of electronic noise on the image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the full dynamic range, particularly under low-dose conditions, with detector sensitivity and noise-equivalent electrons as input parameters. Experiments were performed using a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor(CMOS) flat panel detector under simulated clinical low-dose radiation (RQA-5) conditions to verify the model. The results show that the SNR predicted by the model is highly consistent with the experimental data (with excellent goodness-of-fit). The results indicate that at a dose of 10nGy, the image SNR of the X-ray FPD with electronic noise optimized to 130e is 11 dB higher than that of an FPD with 3200e of electronic noise. Meanwhile, for the image-quality requirement of 10 dB SNR, the radiation dose required for the former detector is only one-seventh of that required for the latter. The abovementioned model provides a practical tool for the structural design and performance optimization of X-ray FPDs, which can effectively realize the accurate evaluation and optimization of low-dose imaging performance as well as provide theoretical support and a technical reference for the development of high-performance X-ray FPDs.

       

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