Reduction in retake rates and radiation dosage through computed radiography

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 805-807

  Polunin, Nadya ^a   Lim, T A ^b   Tan, K P ^b  

^a Orchard Imaging Centre   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Dosage reduction; Optimal films

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0032195822     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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