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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiological Imaging Technology

Background:

  • Tube Current Modulation (TCM) is crucial for optimizing radiation dose and image quality in Computed Tomography (CT).
  • Accurate characterization of TCM system performance is essential for ensuring diagnostic efficacy and patient safety.
  • Standard phantoms are typically used for CT dosimetry, but their utility for evaluating dynamic system parameters like TCM is less explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the standard body CTDI phantom in characterizing the operational scheme of TCM systems in CT scanners.
  • To determine if phantom orientation influences TCM system characterization.
  • To assess the correlation between phantom dimensions and CT system parameters.

Main Methods:

  • The standard body CTDI phantom was utilized to assess two different TCM systems (TCM1 and TCM2) across two configurations (A and B) with varying phantom orientations.
  • Acquisitions were performed using a standard abdominal protocol, recording mA(z) profiles from DICOM headers.
  • Image noise (SD) was measured, and spatial concordance (SC) metrics were calculated to quantify the relationship between phantom size, modulated mA, and image noise.

Main Results:

  • Modulated mA(z) profiles showed minimal differences between configurations A and B.
  • Correlation analysis indicated a stronger relationship between natural logarithm of mA and phantom oval ratio (OR) compared to water equivalent diameter (dw).
  • Spatial concordance for mA (SCmA) was 48% for TCM1 and 33% for TCM2, while spatial concordance for noise (SCnoise) was 29% for TCM1 and 16% for TCM2.

Conclusions:

  • The standard CTDI phantom, when positioned in either configuration A or B, can serve as a valuable tool for medical physicists.
  • Beyond routine CT dosimetry, the phantom aids in evaluating the performance and operational characteristics of TCM systems.
  • This provides a practical method for quality assurance of advanced CT functionalities.