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Dr. Robert J. Jennings

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Publications (15)

Proceedings Article | 9 March 2018 Paper

Development of solid water phantom using wax

Tomoe Hagio, Qin Li, Bahaa Ghammraoui, Robert Jennings, Benjamin Berman, Nicholas Petrick

Proceedings Volume 10573, 105732W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2292933

KEYWORDS: Solids, Computed tomography, Signal attenuation, Calcium, Scanners, Tissues, Manufacturing, X-ray computed tomography, X-rays

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SPIE Journal Paper | 18 December 2014

Characterization of scatter magnitude and distribution in dedicated breast computed tomography with bowtie filters

Kimberly Kontson, Robert Jennings

JMI, Vol. 1, Issue 03, 033505, (December 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMI.1.3.033505

KEYWORDS: Breast, Image filtering, Computed tomography, Sensors, Polymethylmethacrylate, X-rays, Aluminum, Monte Carlo methods, Optical filters, X-ray computed tomography

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Proceedings Article | 19 March 2014 Paper

X-ray scatter characterization in dedicated breast CT with bowtie filters

Kimberly Kontson, Robert Jennings

Proceedings Volume 9033, 903343 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043051

KEYWORDS: Breast, Monte Carlo methods, X-rays, Polymethylmethacrylate, Sensors, X-ray computed tomography, Image filtering, Aluminum, Optical filters, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2009 Paper

A task-based evaluation method for x-ray breast imaging systems using variable-background phantoms

Subok Park, Haimo Liu, Robert Jennings, Robert Leimbach, Iacovos Kyprianou, Aldo Badano, Kyle Myers

Proceedings Volume 7258, 72581L (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813572

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, X-rays, X-ray imaging, 3D image processing, Signal to noise ratio, Breast imaging, Mammography, Signal detection, Breast, Optical spheres

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2009 Paper

SKE/BKE task-based methodology for calculating Hotelling observer SNR in mammography

Haimo Liu, Iacovos Kyprianou, Aldo Badano, Kyle Myers, Robert Jennings, Subok Park, Richard Kaczmarek, Kish Chakrabarti

Proceedings Volume 7258, 72581D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813833

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Sensors, Imaging systems, Mammography, Signal detection, Polymethylmethacrylate, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Interference (communication), Laser range finders

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2005 Paper

Statistics of the scintillation output using a combined x-ray/electron/optical Monte Carlo method

Aldo Badano, Josep Sempau, Robert Jennings

Proceedings Volume 5745, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596724

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Scintillation, X-rays, Scintillators, Imaging systems, Digital imaging, Systems modeling, X-ray optics, Crystals, Medical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2003 Paper

Effect on DQE of screen energy weighting in mammography

Robert Jennings, Aldo Badano

Proceedings Volume 5030, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480198

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Photon transport, Monte Carlo methods, X-ray detectors, Mammography, Gadolinium, X-ray optics, X-ray imaging, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2002 Paper

Luminance effects on display resolution and noise

Aldo Badano, Susan Hipper, Robert Jennings

Proceedings Volume 4681, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466932

KEYWORDS: Modulation transfer functions, CRTs, Charge-coupled devices, Optical resolution, Spatial frequencies, LCDs, Light sources, Signal to noise ratio, Interference (communication), Image analysis

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Proceedings Article | 26 March 2002 Paper

Transmission characteristics of an all-optical-waveguide biomedical system for x-ray delivery

Ronald Waynant, Ilko Ilev, Kunal Mitra, Israel Gannot, Robert Jennings

Proceedings Volume 4616, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463803

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Waveguides, Glasses, Reflection, Tumors, Biomedical optics, X-ray optics, Hollow waveguides, Capillaries, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 25 April 2000 Paper

Precision fabrication of two-dimensional antiscatter grids

Cha-Mei Tang, Kevin Fischer, Bidhan Chadburi, Henry Guckel, Thomas Fewell, Robert Jennings, Rebecca Fahrig, David Jaffray, Martin Yaffe

Proceedings Volume 3977, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384544

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Nickel, Monte Carlo methods, Molybdenum, Photon transport, Metals, Sensors, Breast, Lead, Photomasks

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 1997 Paper

Imaging performance of a low-dose screen-film mammography system

Hamid Jafroudi, Robert Jennings, Robert Gagne, Dorothy Artz, James Vucich, Matthew Freedman, Seong Mun

Proceedings Volume 3032, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274003

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Mammography, Receptors, Chromium, X-rays, Computing systems, X-ray imaging, Aluminum, Tissues, Digital mammography

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 1996 Paper

Storage phosphor-based digital mammography using a low-dose x-ray system optimized for screen-film mammography

Robert Jennings, Hamid Jafroudi, Robert Gagne, Thomas Fewell, P. Quinn, Dorothy Steller Artz, James Vucich, Matthew Freedman, Seong Mun

Proceedings Volume 2708, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237785

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Imaging systems, X-ray imaging, Mammography, Modulation transfer functions, Receptors, Signal to noise ratio, Aluminum, Spatial frequencies, Digital mammography

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 1995 Paper

Multiparameter optimization of mammography with alternative x-ray sources

Hamid Jafroudi, Robert Jennings, E. Muntz, Matthew Freedman, Seong Mun

Proceedings Volume 2432, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208329

KEYWORDS: Breast, Molybdenum, Rhodium, Mammography, X-ray sources, X-rays, Aluminum, Sensors, Systems modeling, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1994 Paper

Multiparameter optimization of mammography: an update

Hamid Jafroudi, E. Muntz, Robert Jennings

Proceedings Volume 2163, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174244

KEYWORDS: Mammography, Imaging systems, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Optimization (mathematics), Image quality, Physics, Medical imaging, Systems modeling, Photon transport

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 1993 Paper

Evaluation of x-ray sources for mammography

Robert Jennings, P. Quinn, Robert Gagne, Thomas Fewell

Proceedings Volume 1896, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154597

KEYWORDS: Breast, Imaging systems, Molybdenum, Modulation transfer functions, Mammography, X-rays, Spatial frequencies, Physics, Aluminum, Signal to noise ratio

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