An assessment of the performance and quality control procedures of PACS workstation monitors used in irish radiology departments

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5748, Issue , 2005, Pages 244-255

  Wade, Cherrie ^a   Brennan, Patrick C ^a   Mc Entee, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AAPM TG18; CRT; SMPTE; Workstation monitor

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER MONITORS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY;

AAPM TG18; CATHODE RAY TUBE MONITORS (CRT); SMPTE; WORKSTATION MONITOR;

RADIOLOGY;

EID: 23844440705     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.593954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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