Evaluation of a new ultraviolet-emitting rare-earth film-screen combination

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue JUNE, 1997, Pages 629-634

  Farajollahi, A R ^a,b   Sutton, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANTHANIDE;

ARTICLE; FILM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY FILM; X RAY PICTURE;

EID: 0030837147     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.834.9227257     Document Type: Article

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