Computed radiography: A higher dose?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 745-750

  Willis, Charles ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL COMPUTER; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; X RAY FILM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0036935033     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0804-6     Document Type: Article

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