Sensitometric and image quality performance of "rapid" intraoral film processing techniques

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 817, 1996, Pages 49-58

  Czajka, J ^a   Rushton, V E ^b   Shearer, A C ^b   Horner, K ^b  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST; DENTIST; IMAGE QUALITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; X RAY FILM;

HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0030042824     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-817-49     Document Type: Article

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