Measurement of half-value layer in x-ray CT: A comparison of two noninvasive techniques

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1915-1919

  Kruger, Randell L ^a   McCollough, Cynthia H ^a   Zink, Frank E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance testing; Computed tomography; Half value layer; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE TESTS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; X RAY TUBES;

ACCEPTANCE TESTING; HALF-VALUE LAYER; INVASIVE TECHNIQUES; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUE; NONINVASIVE METHODS; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

X RAYS;

ALUMINUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; X RAY;

EID: 0033856280     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1287440     Document Type: Article

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