Models for the comparative equivalence of scattering properties of elemental filters used in diagnostic radiology.

Abstract

While the equivalence of different filter materials commonly considered useful in diagnostic radiology can be obtained in terms of the overall transmitted primary photons, the scattering characteristics are not the same. In this work, comparative models that relate the scattered photons produced from one-filter material with those from another have been developed. The comparison of the results of simulation of the scattering properties of these equivalent filter materials using the Monte Carlo technique with those from the models developed in the study are in reasonable agreement.