Chest radiography: A comparison of image quality and effective dose using four digital systems

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 273-277

  Pascoal, Ana ^a,b   Lawinski, C P ^b   Mackenzie, A ^b   Tabakov, S ^a   Lewis, C A ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOMETRY; SOFTWARE; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 21244469475     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch572     Document Type: Article

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