The impact of increased Al filtration on x-ray tube loading and image quality in diagnostic radiology

Medical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-78

  Behrman, Richard H ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Filtration; Image quality; Radiography; Tube loading; X rays

Indexed keywords

BONE; DENSITOMETERS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; FILTRATION; IMAGE QUALITY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PIXELS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

CONFIDENCE LEVELS; CONTRAST PHANTOMS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; SCANNING DENSITOMETERS; SCREEN-FILM SYSTEM; SKIN ENTRANCE DOSE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TUBE LOADINGS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; FILTRATION; IMAGE QUALITY; LUMBAR SPINE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

EID: 0037237751     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1528180     Document Type: Article

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