Abstract

The modulation transfer functions of two types of photostimulable phosphor image plates were determined in the $10\mathrm{keV}$ to $50\mathrm{keV}$ x-ray energy range using a resolution test pattern with up to 10 line pairs per mm ($\mathrm{LP}/\mathrm{mm}$) and a wavelength dispersive x-ray spectrometer. Techniques were developed for correcting for the partial transmittance of the high energy x rays through the lead bars of the resolution test pattern, and the modulation transfer function (MTF) was determined from the measured change in contrast with $\mathrm{LP}/\mathrm{mm}$ values. The MTF was convolved with the slit function of the image plate scanner, and the resulting point spread functions (PSFs) were in good agreement with the observed shapes and widths of x-ray spectral lines and with the PSF derived from edge spread functions. The shapes and the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) values of the PSF curves of the Fuji Superior Resolution (SR) and Fuji Maximum Sensitivity (MS) image plate detectors, consisting of the image plate and the scanner, determined by the three methods gave consistent results: The SR PSF is Gaussian with $0.13\mathrm{mm}$ FWHM, and the MS PSF is Lorentzian with $0.19\mathrm{mm}$ FWHM. These techniques result in the accurate determination of the spatial resolution achievable using image plate and scanner combinations and enable the optimization of spatial resolution for x-ray spectroscopy and radiography.

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