Dose and image quality in mammography with an automatic beam quality system

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 822, 1996, Pages 555-562

  Young, K C ^a   Ramsdale, M L ^a   Rust, A ^a  

^a Natl Co ordinating Ctr Phys M   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; RHODIUM; TUNGSTEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST; CONTRAST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0029900258     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-822-555     Document Type: Article

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