INVESTIGATION OF THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.1 MM COPPER X-RAY SPECTRAL FILTER FOR CINE ACQUISITION MODE IMAGING IN A CLINICAL CARE SETTING

Minimizing the x-ray radiation dose is an important aspect of patient safety during interventional fluoroscopy procedures. This work investigates the practical aspects of an additional 0.1 mm Cu x-ray beam spectral filter applied to cine acquisition mode imaging on patient dose and image quality. Measurements were acquired using clinical interventional imaging systems. Acquisition images of Solid Water phantoms (15-40 cm) were acquired using...