---
name: "phm2if"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ctsim"
version: "6.0.2-6+b5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/phm2if"
---

# phm2if(1)

Generate Phantom (generate phantom for computed tomography simulator)

## NAME

**phm2if** – Generate Phantom (generate phantom for computed tomography simulator)

## SYNOPSIS

**phm2if** **outfile** **nx** **ny** **\[--phantom** **phantom-name\]** **\[--picfile** **filename\]** **\[OPTIONS\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**phm2if** generates phantom images for comparisons to reconstructions for CTsim.

**phm2if** is configured to use a variety of options for phantom generation.

The options are as follows:

- **-****-phantom** *predefined-phantom-name*

  Selects a predefined phantom name

- **-****-picfile** *picfile*

  Reads a picture file that defines a phantom

- **-****-filter** *filter-name*

  Generate a phantom image from a filter

- **-****-filter-param** *x*

  Set alpha level for Hamming filter

- **-****-filter-bw** *bw*

  Filter bandwidth (default is 1)

- **-****-filter-domain** *domain*

  Set domain to "spatial" or "freq"

- **-****-nsample** *n*

  Use n samples per X & Y direction for each pixel

- **-****-trace** *level*

  Set trace level (default is none)

- **-****-desc** *description*

  Save description in image file

- **-****-verbose**

  Turn on verbose mode

- **-****-debug**

  Turn on debug mode

- **-****-version**

  Print version

- **-****-help**

  Print terse help summary

## AUTHORS

Kevin Rosenberg, M.D. \<kevin@ctsim.org\>

## HISTORY

CTSim was begun in 1983 using MS-DOS and an EGA display adapter. In 1999 it was ported to GNU/Linux and later ported to Microsoft Windows.

## SEE ALSO

ctsim (1), ctsimtext (1), if1 (1), if2 (1), ifinfo (1), linogram (1), phm2helix (1), phm2pj (1), pj2if (1), pjHinterp (1), pjinfo (1), pjrec (1)