Physical characteristics of a low-dose gas microstrip detector for orthopedic x-ray imaging

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1193-1204

  Després, Philippe ^a   Beaudoin, Gilles ^a   Gravel, Pierre ^b   De Guise, Jacques A ^b  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TELUQ University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; DQE; Gas detector; Low dose imaging

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; GAS DETECTORS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY TUBES;

DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; GAS MICROSTRIP DETECTORS; IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS; LOW DOSE; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; QUANTUM DETECTION EFFICIENCY; RADIATION-INDUCED CANCER;

X RAY DETECTORS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; GAS; GEOMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; SCOLIOSIS; SENSOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; X RAY;

EID: 17844407950     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1876592     Document Type: Article

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