Utility of Simple Radiation Dose Measurements in the Evaluation of Different CT Scanners Used for High-Resolution CT

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 242-245

  Cassese, John A ^b   Brody, Alan S ^a   Thomas, Stephen R ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Computed tomography (CT) technology; Radiation exposure; Radiation measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0142210195     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200310000-00006     Document Type: Article

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