Optimization of dose and image quality for computed radiography and digital radiography

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-131

  Aldrich, John E ^a   Duran, Emerenciana ^a   Dunlop, Pat ^a   Mayo, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Digital radiography; Optimization; Patient dose

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT DOSE;

ALGORITHMS; DOSIMETERS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE REDUCTION; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 33748907176     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-006-9944-9     Document Type: Article

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