Table 2.
Normalized standard deviations of the image‐quality parameters evaluated for the Varian OBI and EPID system. Measurement units denoted in table for each parameter represent the unit used in acquiring raw data. Table results, however, are unit‐less normalized standard deviations
Planar Radiographic | kV CBCT | ||||||
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kV | MV | Full‐Fan | Half‐Fan | ||||
Spatial resolution (lp/mm) | Spatial resolution (lp/mm) f | ||||||
|
0.015 | 0.006 |
|
0.087 | 0.110 | ||
|
0.008 | 0.009 |
|
0.086 | 0.116 | ||
|
0.004 | 0.018 |
|
0.074 | 0.173 | ||
Dosimetric | HU Constancy (HU) | ||||||
Dose (μGy) | 0.010 | 0.005 a | Lung | 0.023 | 0.038 | ||
Voltage (kVp) | 0.010 | Water | 0.065 | 0.058 | |||
Bone | 0.020 | 0.020 | |||||
Geometric Distortion (cm) | |||||||
AP | 0.005 | 0.006 | |||||
LAT | 0.005 | 0.005 | |||||
Mean slice thickness | 0.056 | 0.059 | |||||
Dose (mGy) | |||||||
Center | 0.004 | 0.007 | |||||
Periphery | 0.004 | 0.003 | |||||
Uniformity (HU/HU) | 0.061 | 0.090 | |||||
Noise (HU) | 0.063 | 0.079 |
Dose mGy.