Computed and conventional chest radiography: A comparison of image quality and radiation dose

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 460-466

  Ramli, K ^a   Abdullah, B J J ^a   Ng, K H ^a   Mahmud, R ^b   Hussain, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Commission of the European Communities; Film screen; Selenium drum; Storage phosphor

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; ENTRANCE SKIN DOSE; FEMALE; FILM DOSIMETER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG STRUCTURE; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SELENIUM DRUM; STORAGE PHOSPHOR PLATE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SELENIUM RADIOISOTOPES; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 33644875839     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01497.x     Document Type: Article

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