Information-theoretic analysis of x-ray scatter and phase architectures for anomaly detection

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Conference Paper

© 2016 SPIE. Conventional performance analysis of detection systems confounds the effects of the system architecture (sources, detectors, system geometry, etc.) with the effects of the detection algorithm. Previously, we introduced an information-theoretic approach to this problem by formulating a performance metric, based on Cauchy-Schwarz mutual information, that is analogous to the channel capacity concept from communications engineering. In this work, we discuss the application of this metric to study novel screening systems based on x-ray scatter or phase. Our results show how effective use of this metric can impact design decisions for x-ray scatter and phase systems.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Coccarelli, D; Gong, Q; Stoian, RI; Greenberg, JA; Gehm, ME; Lin, Y; Huang, LC; Ashok, A

Published Date

  • January 1, 2016

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 9847 /

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1996-756X

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0277-786X

International Standard Book Number 13 (ISBN-13)

  • 9781510600881

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1117/12.2223175

Citation Source

  • Scopus