نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
گروه فیزیک، دانشکده علوم پایه، دانشگاه مازندران، صندوق پستی: 416-47415، مازندران- ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The X-ray backscatter imaging systems have unique inspection capabilities and practical features due to their high sensitivity to organic materials, low radiation dose, and ability to scan from one side of the object. The scan is performed by an X-ray pencil beam. The shape, size, and intensity of the beam play a significant role in the image quality and the radiation dose received by the person. To create a pencil-shaped beam, the cone-shaped beam of the X-ray tube passes through a fan beam collimator and a chopper wheel. Different designs were simulated to optimize the fan beam collimator and chopper wheel, considering factors such as length and gap of the collimator, as well as the slit width of the disc using the MCNPX2.6 code. To minimize leakage dose, a 4-mm tungsten/copper alloy disc was determined to be the most suitable in terms of thickness and material. Based on the simulation results from image quality tests, it was found that a collimator with a length of 20 cm, a 1 mm gap, and a 1 mm slit width of the disc produced the most optimal X-ray beam for backscatter whole-body imaging systems. The best image quality was achieved at a disc rotational speed of 1500 rpm and a relative speed of vertical movement at 40 cm/s.
کلیدواژهها English