Toward a universal definition of speed for digitally acquired projection images

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5745, Issue I, 2005, Pages 442-457

  Van Metter, Richard ^a   Yorkston, John ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Digital radiography; Dose; Speed

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGE QUALITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARDS; X RAYS;

COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSE;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 23844517546     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.595606     Document Type: Conference Paper

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