Niobium/molybdenum K-edge filtration in mammography: Contrast and dose evaluation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1717-1726

  Calicchia, A ^a   Gambaccini, M ^b   Indovina, P L ^c   Mazzei, F ^a,d   Pugliani, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; X-RAYS;

EID: 0029802785     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/9/011     Document Type: Article

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