AEC set-up optimisation with computed radiography imaging

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 169-173

  Mazzocchi, Silvia ^a   Belli, G ^a   Busoni, S ^a   Gori, C ^a   Menchi, I ^b   Salucci, P ^a   Taddeucci, A ^a   Zatelli, G ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliero   (Italy)

^b Area Funzionale Diagnostica per Immagini   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; IMAGE QUALITY; NOISE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PATIENT; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LIGHT; PHOSPHORUS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 33645226919     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci743     Document Type: Article

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