Systems and methods for reducing a degradation effect on a signal
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for reducing a degradation effect on a signal are described. One of the methods includes pre-processing data based on a scan of a reference object and a scan of a substance. The reference object includes a material having an atomic number ranging from and including forty to sixty.
1. A method for reducing a degradation effect on a signal, said method comprising:
placing a reference object within a housing;
pre-processing data based on a scan of the reference object and a scan of a substance, wherein the reference object includes a material having an atomic number ranging from and including forty to sixty, wherein data is pre-processed as a function of an intensity of scattered radiation detected by a detector element upon scanning the substance, an intensity of scattered radiation detected by the detector element upon scanning the reference object, a Photoelectric pathlength of the substance, a Compton pathlength of the substance, a Photoelectric pathlength of the reference object, and a Compton pathlength of the reference object.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising wherein placing a reference object within a housing comprises confining the reference object within a housing that is opaque to light.
3. A method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising scanning the material comprising silver.
4. A method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising scanning the reference object comprising a silver nitrate solution.
5. A method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising scanning the reference object by using a dual-energy transmission detector.
6. A system for reducing a degradation effect on a signal, said system comprising:
an X-ray source configured to generate X-rays;
a reference object configured to output scattered radiation upon receiving the X-rays, the reference object comprising a material having an atomic number ranging from and including forty to sixty;
a housing configured to contain the reference object;
a detector configured to output an electrical signal by detecting the scattered radiation; and
a processor coupled to said detector, said processor configured to generate data as a function of an intensity of the scattered radiation from the reference object and an intensity of scattered radiation from a scanned substance, a Photoelectric pathlength of the substance, a Compton pathlength of the substance, a Photoelectric pathlength of the reference object, and a Compton pathlength of the reference object.
7. A system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the reference object comprises a solution of silver nitrate.
8. A system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the reference object comprises a dilute solution of silver nitrate.
9. A system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the material comprises silver.
10. A system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said housing comprises a plastic material.
11. A system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said housing is configured to hermetically seal the reference object.
12. A system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said housing is opaque to light.
13. A method for reducing a degradation effect on a signal, said method comprising generating pre-processed data as a function of an intensity of scattered radiation detected by a detector element upon scanning a substance, an intensity of scattered radiation detected by the detector element upon scanning a reference object, a Photoelectric pathlength of the substance, a Compton pathlength of the substance, a Photoelectric pathlength of the reference object, and a Compton pathlength of the reference object.
14. A method in accordance with claim 13 , further comprising scanning the reference object including a material having an atomic number ranging from and including forty to sixty.
15. A system for reducing a degradation effect on a signal, said system comprising:
an X-ray source configured to generate X-rays;
a reference object configured to output a first set of transmission radiation and scattered radiation upon receiving the X-rays;
a substance configured to output a second set of transmission radiation and scattered radiation upon receiving the X-rays;
a dual-energy transmission detector configured to detect the transmission radiation within the first and second sets;
a scatter detector comprising a detector element and configured to detect the scattered radiation within the first and second sets;
a processor coupled to said dual-energy transmission detector and said scatter detector, wherein said processor is configured to generate pre-processed data as a function of an intensity of the scattered radiation within the first set, an intensity of the scattered radiation within the second set, a Photoelectric pathlength of the substance, a Compton pathlength of the substance, a Photoelectric pathlength of the reference object, and a Compton pathlength of the reference object.
16. A system in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the reference object comprises a solution of silver nitrate.
17. A system in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the reference object comprises a dilute solution of silver nitrate.
18. A system in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the reference object comprises silver.
19. A system in accordance with claim 15 , further comprising a reference object housing configured to confine the reference object, wherein the reference object housing is hermetically sealed.