- Evaluation of image quality and number of targets in reconstructed planar images
- Compliance with development protocols, including EUREF (European Reference Organization for Quality Assurance and Chest Screening) and 245 AAPM (American Association of Medical Physicists) Working Group
- Formal execution of relevant quality assurance tests
- modulation transfer function (MTF), line spread function (LSF)
- 2D and 3D Accuracy (Geometry), Artifact Assessment
- Contrast to noise ratio (CNR)
- The transfer function of the scanning system at the border of the "black" and "white" areas of the image (ESF)
- Volume coverage
- Transmission of chest wall tissue
- Image quality
MTF, LSF: MTF, LSF: 2 tungsten wires, 25 micron diameter
2D & 3D Accuracy: 14 BBs, 7 X, Y and Z aligned
Tissue transmission: 30 barium-filled grooves, 5 mm spacing
Rounded edges: No sharp, tapered edges