Assessment of the problem: Pediatric doses in screen-film and digital radiography

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Huda, Walter ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital imaging; Dose; Dose area product; Effective dose; Equivalent dose; Exposure; Image quality; Noise mottle; Pediatric dosimetry; Resolution

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY; CHILD; HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SKIN; STANDARD; X RAY FILM;

CHILD; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SKIN; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 16644377676     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1267-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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