CCD-based detector for full-field digital mammography

Martin J. Stanton; Walter Charles Phillips; Alexander X. Stewart; Laura B. Smilowitz; Mark Bennett Williams; Piero Simoni; Charles Ingersoll; Thomas G. McCauley; Hua Qian

doi:10.1117/12.349554

28 May 1999 CCD-based detector for full-field digital mammography

Martin J. Stanton, Walter Charles Phillips, Alexander X. Stewart, Laura B. Smilowitz, Mark Bennett Williams, Piero Simoni, Charles Ingersoll, Thomas G. McCauley, Hua Qian

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Proceedings Volume 3659, Medical Imaging 1999: Physics of Medical Imaging; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349554
Event: Medical Imaging '99, 1999, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We describe a 19 X 28 cm digital x-ray detector for use in clinical screening mammography. The detector design uses 6 CCD/taper modules tiled together to provide a full breast image without any image gaps at the tapers interfaces. We have attempted to limit the cost and mechanical complexity of the detector while maintaining a high DQE and a resolution cutoff of 10 lp/mm. The camera design employs a Gd₂O₂S phosphor x-ray converter, 3.3:1 demagnifying fiber optic tapers, and front-illuminated Thomson THX 7899 CCDs (2048 X 2048, 14 micrometer pixels) coupled to the tapers with optical epoxy. The effective pixel size in the 4000 X 6000 pixel full image is 47 micrometer. The signal for each pixel is digitized to 16-bits and the effective dynamic range is approximately 9000. Readout time for the 48 Mbyte image is 8s. Each CCD is cooled to -3 degrees Celsius by a thermoelectric (TE) cooling module.

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Martin J. Stanton, Walter Charles Phillips, Alexander X. Stewart, Laura B. Smilowitz, Mark Bennett Williams, Piero Simoni, Charles Ingersoll, Thomas G. McCauley, and Hua Qian "CCD-based detector for full-field digital mammography", Proc. SPIE 3659, Medical Imaging 1999: Physics of Medical Imaging, (28 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349554

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