Pilot study into optimisation of viewing conditions for electronically displayed images

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 298-303

  Robson, Kevin J ^a   Kotre, C J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; LUMINANCE; PHOTOMETRY; PILOT STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; X RAY FILM;

HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOMETRY; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645236769     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci744     Document Type: Article

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