Effects of aluminum-copper alloy filtration on photon spectra, air kerma rate and image contrast

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-219

  Gonçalves, Andréa ^a   Rollo, João Manuel Domingos De Almeida ^b   Gonçalves, Marcelo ^a   Haiter Neto, Francisco ^c   Bóscolo, Frab Norberto ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alloys; Dental radiography; Filtration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER;

AIR; ARTICLE; FILTRATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTRUM; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 18244396902     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402004000300010     Document Type: Article

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