Balancing patient dose and image quality

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-19

  Martin, C J ^a   Sutton, D G ^b   Sharp, P F ^c  

^a Dept Clin Phys Bio Eng W G ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY SCATTERING;

RADIATION QUALITY;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; DYSPROSIUM; ERBIUM; GADOLINIUM; HOLMIUM; IRON; NIOBIUM; SAMARIUM; YTTRIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FILTER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY; X RAY FILM;

FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; PHOTONS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0032915266     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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