Patient dosimetry and image quality in digital radiology from online audit of the X-ray system

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 199-203

  Vano, Eliseo ^a,b   Fernandez, J M ^a,b   Ten, J I ^a   Gonzalez, L ^b   Guibelalde, E ^b   Prieto, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; ONLINE SYSTEM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REFERENCE VALUE; SIGNAL DETECTION; X RAY TUBE;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIOMETRY; X-RAYS;

EID: 33645213635     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci716     Document Type: Article

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