Title
Spectral reconstruction of kilovoltage photon beams using generalized simulated annealing
Other title
[Reconstrução espectral de feixes de fótons de kilovoltagem através do recozimento simulado generalizado] [Reconstrucción espectral de haces de fotones de kilovoltaje por medio de recocido simulado generalizado]
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Wilches-Visbal J.H.
Nicolucci P.
Universidade de São Paulo
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional
Abstract
To unfold the energy spectrum of two kilovoltage (kV) X-ray beams from transmission curves through a mathematical methodology based on Laplace transform and the generalized simulated annealing algorithm. Energy spectra of photon beams and transmission data were associated by means of a mathematical expression derived from the analytical solution of Laplace transform. Transmission data was calculated by relating the air kerma of the attenuated beams, passing through aluminium plates of different thickness, to that of the non-attenuated beam. Generalized simulated annealing function, developed in an early work, was employed to find the parameters of the expression and so determine the spectra. Validation of the methodology was done by the comparison of the half-value layers obtained from transmission curves and the spectra. The mean square percentage error between transmission data and fitting curve of each spectrum defined from the parameters found was lower than 1% indicating a good adjustment. The same error was observed when the first half-value layer (HVL) from the transmission curves and those of each reconstructed spectrum were compared. Calculation time of parameters was 5 sec for 80 kV and 14 sec for 120 kV. In no case, non-realistic solution of energy spectra was obtained. These results were better than an early work where leastsquares were used. The reconstruction methodology based on generalized simulated annealing employed in this manuscript can efficiently derive the spectra of two X-ray beams with comparable accuracy to previous work. A limitation is that validation was not done by comparing data with the equipment's spectra.
Volume
36
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química Radiología, Medicina nuclear, Imágenes médicas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85124614016
Source
Uniciencia
ISSN of the container
22153470
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