Short communication: A comparison of fine and medium screens for mammography

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 818, 1996, Pages 182-185

  Burch, A ^a   Law, J ^b  

^a Breast Test Wales   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE;

HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0030047773     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-818-182     Document Type: Article

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