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@inproceedings{primidis:ipac2022-thpoms033,
author = {T.G. Primidis and V. Soloviev and S.G. Wells and C.P. Welsch},
title = {{Design and Optimisation of a Stationary Chest Tomosynthesis System with Multiple Flat Panel Field Emitter Arrays: Monte Carlo Simulations and Computer Aided Designs}},
booktitle = {Proc. IPAC'22},
% booktitle = {Proc. 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC'22)},
pages = {3034--3037},
eid = {THPOMS033},
language = {english},
keywords = {photon, simulation, target, electron, diagnostics},
venue = {Bangkok, Thailand},
series = {International Particle Accelerator Conference},
number = {13},
publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
month = {07},
year = {2022},
issn = {2673-5490},
isbn = {978-3-95450-227-1},
doi = {10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOMS033},
url = {https://jacow.org/ipac2022/papers/thpoms033.pdf},
abstract = {{Digital tomosynthesis (DT) allows 3D imaging by using a ~30° range of projections instead of a full circle as in computed tomography (CT). Patient doses can be ~10 times lower than CT and similar to 2D radiography but diagnostic ability is significantly better than 2D radiography and can approach that of CT. Moreover, cold-cathode field emission technology allows the integration of 10s of X-ray sources into source arrays that are smaller and lighter than conventional X-ray tubes. The distributed source positions avoid the need for source movements and Adaptix Ltd has demonstrated stationary 3D imaging with this technology in dentistry, orthopaedics, veterinary medicine and non-destructive testing. In this work we present Monte Carlo simulations of an upgrade to the Adaptix technology to specifications suited for chest DT and we show computer aided designs for a system with various populations of these source arrays. We conclude that stationary arrays of cold-cathode X-ray sources could replace movable X-ray tubes for 3D imaging and different arrangements of many such arrays could be used to tailor the X-ray fields to different patient size and diagnostic objective.}},
}