A Monte Carlo program for the calculation of contrast, noise and absorbed dose in diagnostic radiology

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 167-180

  Sandborg, Michael ^a   Dance, David R ^b   Persliden, Jan ^a   Carlsson, Gudrun Alm ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose; Anti scatter grid; Image quality; Monte Carlo; Optimisation; Photon transport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; RADIOLOGY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ABSORBED DOSE; ANTI SCATTER GRID; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO PROGRAM; PHOTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION RISK; VARIANCE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY EXAMINATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST; DOSIMETRY; NOISE; RADIOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0028393103     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-2607(94)90127-9     Document Type: Article

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