X-ray image intensifier performance and patient doses for combinations of supplemental beam filters and vascular contrast agents

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 227-244

  McParland, B J ^a   Boyd, M M ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; IOHEXOL;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SKIN; TUNGSTEN; WATER; X-RAYS; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 0035133262     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/1/316     Document Type: Article

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