Evaluation of the use of six diagnostic X-ray spectra computer codes

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 915, 2004, Pages 224-230

  Meyer, P ^a   Buffard, E ^a   Mertz, L ^b   Kennel, C ^b   Constantinesco, A ^b   Siffert, P ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AIR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMPIRICISM; GENERATOR; HOSPITAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION BEAM; STANDARD; THEORETICAL STUDY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY; X RAY TUBE;

COMPUTERS; PHOTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; X-RAYS;

EID: 1642482819     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/32409995     Document Type: Article

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