Does digital imaging decrease patient dose? A pilot study and review of the literature

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 204-210

  Neofotistou, V ^a   Tsapaki, V ^b   Kottou, S ^c   Schreiner Karoussou, A ^d   Vano, E ^e  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d Division Medical de la Radioprotection   (Luxembourg)

^e UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PILOT STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PELVIS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS; X-RAYS;

EID: 33645222405     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci718     Document Type: Review

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