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2003

Author

Şık, Ayhan Serkan

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For the education of X-ray imaging, having a detailed knowledge on the interaction of radiation with matter is very important. Also the generation and detection concepts of the X-ray have to be grasped well. Sometimes it is not easy to visualize the interactions and assess the scheme in quantum physics level for the medical doctors and the engineers who have not studied on the modern physics in an appropriate level. This thesis aims to visualize these interactions, X-ray generation and detection, and computerized tomographic imaging. With these simulations, the user can 1) observe and analyze which type of interaction occurs under which condition, 2) understand the interaction cross sections and interaction results, 3) visualise X-ray generation and detection features, 4) clarify the method of image reconstruction, and the features affecting the image quality in computerized tomography system. This is accomplished by changing the controllable variables of the radiation and the systems with the provided interfaces. In this thesis, JAVA/FLASH based simulation interfaces are designed to easily assess the subject. The benefits of these software are their ability to execute the programs prepared on the World Wide Web media. The interfaces are accessible from anywhere, at any time.

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X-rays, Radiation, Tomography, Radiation interaction with matter, Cross section of interaction, Radiation generation and detection, Computerized tomographic imaging, Java/Flash simulations

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/756239/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/14051

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis