Erbium filtration: A cost-effective, dose-reducing filter which maintains abdominal image quality

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1923-1925

  Doyle, C A ^a   Brennan, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Dose reduction; Image analysis; Radiation; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERBIUM; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033250652     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050950     Document Type: Article

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