Abstract
Computed radiography (CR) systems are rapidly replacing film screen techniques. Previous estimates have been made of the degree of attenuation that occurs as a primary diagnostic X-ray beam passes through a film-screen cassette at different tube potentials. Cassette attenuation is commonly stated in terms of equivalent thickness of lead, which can be calculated using lead attenuation curves. These values can then be subtracted from the shielding requirements calculated for diagnostic X-ray rooms. Since the introduction of CR, no comparison has been made between the attenuation of the old film-screen and the new CR cassettes. In order to perform such a comparison, transmission factors for two CR cassettes and one film-screen cassette were measured, in addition to experimental lead attenuation curves. Lead equivalent thickness values were calculated for all three cassettes using both a semi-theoretical model and measured data. Although there was some discrepancy between the two methods, both found that the new cassettes provided a similar or greater degree of attenuation as the film screen cassette.
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