An in-phantom dosimetry system using pin silicon photodiode radiation sensors for measuring organ doses in x-ray CT and other diagnostic radiology

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1504-1510

  Aoyama, Takahiko ^a   Koyama, Shuji ^a   Kawaura, Chiyo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Medical exposure; Organ dose; Pin silicon photodiode radiation sensor; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOMS; PHOTODIODES; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOLOGY; SILICON; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; MEDICAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN DOSE; RADIATION SENSORS; X-RAY CT;

X RAYS;

IODIDE; SILICON;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ERROR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SENSOR; X RAY; ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LIGHT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035996438     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1489042     Document Type: Review

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