Influence of bone size and energy window on detected multiple scatter in x-ray Compton scatter bone densitometry

Physica Medica

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Koligliatis, T ^a   Speller, R D ^b   Mooney, M J ^b   Hatzikonstantinou, J ^c   KalefEzra, J ^c   Glaros, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER MODEL; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029983152     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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