The radiation metrology network related to the field of mammography: Implementation and uncertainty analysis of the calibration system

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1586-1593

  Peixoto, J G P ^a,b   De Almeida, C E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ionization chamber; Mammography; Radiation dose; Standards and calibration; Uncertainty analysis; X Rays

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSIS; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION; X RAYS;

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

CALIBRATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEDICAL APPLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035447816     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/12/9/326     Document Type: Article

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