Uncertainties of exposure-related quantities in mammographic x-ray unit quality control

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 687-698

  Gregory, Kent J ^a,b   Pattison, John E ^b   Bibbo, Giovanni ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Error; Exposure meter; Mammography; Measurement uncertainty; Quality control; X rays

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT TESTING; ERRORS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; EXPOSURE METERS; MAMMOGRAPHY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TEST FACILITIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS;

AVERAGE GLANDULAR DOSE; COMBINED UNCERTAINTY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT; GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENTS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; QUALITY CONTROL TESTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644627440     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2173050     Document Type: Article

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