Effect on DQE of screen energy weighting in mammography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5030 I, Issue , 2003, Pages 319-326

  Jennings, Robert J ^a   Badano, Aldo ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Detective quantum efficiency; Mammography; Screen; X ray spectrum

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIATION DETECTORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY SCREENS;

PHOTON TRANSPORT;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042878216     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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