The effect of spectra on calibration and measurement with mammographic ionization chambers

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2649-2654

  DeWerd, L A ^a   Micka, J A ^a   Laird, R W ^a   Pearson, D W ^a   O'Brien, M ^b   Lamperti, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast radiography; Dosimetry; Half value layer; Ionization chamber; Mammographic radiation dose; Radiation measurement

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MOLYBDENUM; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

CALIBRATION AND MEASUREMENTS; CALIBRATION LABORATORIES; HALF VALUE LAYER; MAMMOGRAPHIC; MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGING; MEAN GLANDULAR DOSE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; RADIATION MEASUREMENTS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

ALUMINUM; MOLYBDENUM; RHODIUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; CALIBRATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY; X RAY TUBE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036851594     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1517612     Document Type: Article

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