J. Park, A. P. Gupta, W. Kim, J. Lim, S. Yeo, D. Kim, C. Jeong, K.-H. Yoon, S. Cho, J. S. Ahn, M. Mativenga, and J. Ryu, “Stationary multi x-ray source system with carbon nanotube emitters for digital tomosynthesis,” Proc. SPIE 11595, Medical Imaging > Conference Papers

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In order to diagnose diseases in complex areas such as the chest, an X-ray system of a suitable type is required. Chest tomosynthesis, which acquires a reconstructed 3D image by taking X-ray images from various angles, is one of the best image acquisition technologies in use. However, one major disadvantage of tomosynthesis systems with a single X-ray source is the motion blur which occurs when the source moves or rotates to change the acquisition angle. To overcome this, we report a stationary digital tomosynthesis system, which uses 85 field-emission type X-ray sources based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). By using CNT-based electronic emitters, it is possible to miniaturize and digitize the X-ray system. This system is designed such that a maximum of 120 kV can be applied to the anode to obtain chest X-ray images. The field emission characteristics of the CNT-based emitters are measured, and X-ray images were obtained using the stationary multi X-ray source system, confirming its applicability to chest Tomosynthesis.