Simulation studies of optimum energies for DXA: Dependence on tissue type, patient size and dose model

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 126-135

  Michael, G J ^a   Henderson, C J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dose; Dual energy x ray absorptiometry; Monte Carlo modelling; Optimum energies; Tissue type

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BONE DENSITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BONE DENSITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; X RAYS;

DUAL-ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DXA);

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0033233339     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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