An alignment method for mammographic X-ray spectroscopy under clinical conditions

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 897, 2002, Pages 763-766

  Miyajima, S ^a   Imagawa, K ^a   Matsumoto, M ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; LASER; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0036713980     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.897.750763     Document Type: Article

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