Application of contrast-to-noise ratio in optimizing beam quality for digital chest radiography: Comparison of experimental measurements and theoretical simulations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2953-2970

  Doyle, P ^a   Martin, C J ^a   Gentle, D ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG THERAPY; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AIR GAP TECHNIQUE; BEAM QUALITY; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; DOSE PERFORMANCE;

RADIOGRAPHY;

COPPER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; CALIBRATION; COPPER; FILTRATION; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 33744802617     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/11/018     Document Type: Article

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