The relationships between kV, mAs and thickness in film-based radiography: 25% and 15% rules. OK?

Radiography

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-134

  Al Balool, G S ^a   Newman, D L ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

15 Rule; 25 Rule; Exposure factors; Selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0031834520     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-8174(98)90009-8     Document Type: Article

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