Table 3.
Slit camera measurement: small focal spot sizes (nominal focal spot size: 0.60 mm) measured at various exposure levels, compared between those of the screen‐film (SF) and computed radiography (CR) systems.
Tube voltage (kVp) | mAs | Exposure (mR) | Width (mm) | d (%)a | Length (mm) | d (%)a | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SF | CR | SF | CR | |||||
60 | 2.4 | 8.30 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 3.75 | 1.20 | 1.18 | −1.67 |
60 | 3.0 | 12.27 | 0.80 | 0.78 | −2.50 | 1.20 | 1.18 | −1.67 |
70 | 1.8 | 6.17 | 0.80 | 0.78 | −2.50 | 1.20 | 1.16 | −3.33 |
90 | 1.2 | 7.27 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 3.75 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 2.50 |
CV (%) | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
Percent difference from SF, %.