XDesign: an open-source software package for designing X-ray imaging phantoms and experiments

The development of new methods or utilization of current X-ray computed tomography methods is impeded by the substantial amount of expertise required to design an X-ray computed tomography experiment from beginning to end. In an attempt to make material models, data acquisition schemes and reconstruction algorithms more accessible to researchers lacking expertise in some of these areas, a software package is described here which can generate complex simulated phantoms and quantitatively evaluate new or existing data acquisition schemes and image reconstruction algorithms for targeted applications.

Source: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation - February 20, 2017 Category: Physics Authors: Ching, D.J. G ü rsoy, D. Tags: tomography data acquisition simulation phantom scanning X-ray probe reconstruction quality open-source Python experiment design computer programs Source Type: research