Compensation Principle (I)

Visibility of IQIs depends

on exposure dose and
tube voltage for steel.
- Increasing tube voltage
reduces the specific contrast
µeff but increases the
exposure dose on the
detector.
- The increase of SNR by the
improved quantum statistic
compensates the loss of
contrast.
- Note: IQI hole diameters do
not change here.
contrast
IQI-perception (wires, plate holes)

CNR
 SNRITotal  eff
w
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Digital Detector Arrays Exceed Film Quality

with
High Contrast Sensitivity Technique
HCS-RT

DDA

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