Search for optimal tube voltage for image plate radiography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5034, Issue , 2003, Pages 187-196

  Tingberg, Anders ^a   Sjöström, David ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical image quality; Effective dose; Image plate radiography; Tube voltage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

COMPTON INTERACTIONS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042358976     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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