Computation of energy imparted in diagnostic radiology

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 571-579

  Gkanatsios, Nikolaos A ^a   Huda, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anode angle; energy imparted1 waveform ripple; integral dose; patient dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ANODES; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHANTOMS; RADIOLOGY; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER FILTRATION; X RAY TUBES;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATIONS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; EFFECTIVE DOSE EQUIVALENTS; INTEGRAL DOSE; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; WAVE FORMS; X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGES;

X RAYS;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM; X RAY SPECTROMETRY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 0030981982     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597939     Document Type: Article

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