A case study into the effect of radiographic factors on image quality and dose for a selenium based digital chest radiography system

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 279-282

  Launders, J H ^a,b   Cowen, A R ^a   Bury, R F ^a   Hawkridge, P ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ECRI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032431267     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032523     Document Type: Conference Paper

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