Optimisation of image plate radiography with respect to tube voltage

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 286-293

  Tingberg, Anders ^a   Sjöström, David ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE QUALITY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOLOGIST; REFERENCE VALUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOMETRY; TIME FACTORS; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 21244443835     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch536     Document Type: Article

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