LLNL D4DCT Datasets: Dynamic 4DCT Datasets using MPM-based Deformation, 256^3 volume resolution. In Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Open Data Initiative

Dynamic computed tomography (DCT) refers to reconstruction of moving or non-rigid objects over time while x-ray projections are acquired over a range of angles. The measured x-ray sinogram data represents a time-varying sequence of dynamic scenes, where a small angular range of the sinogram will correspond to a static or quasi-static scene, depending on the amount of motion or deformation as well as the system setup. The reconstruction of DCT is widely applicable to the study of object deformation and dynamics in a number of industrial and clinical applications (e.g., heart CT). In the material science and additive manufacturing applications, the DCT capabilities aid in the study of damage evolution due to dynamic thermal loads and mechanical stresses over time which provides crucial information about their overall performance and safety.

We provide two dynamic CT datasets (D4DCT-DFM, D4DCT-AFN) where the sinogram data represent a time-varying object deformation to demonstrate damage evolution due to several mechanical stresses (compression). The provided datasets enable training and evaluation of the data driven machine learning methods for DCT reconstruction. To build the datasets, we used Material Point Method (MPM)-based methods to simulate deformation of objects under mechanical loading, and then simulated CT sinogram data using Livermore Tomography Tools (LTT).