The operation logic of automatic dose control of fluoroscopy system in conjunction with spectral shaping filters

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3169-3172

  Lin, Pei Jan Paul ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic dose control; Fluoroscopy; Image receptor; Input exposure; Operation logic; Patient exposure; Spectral shaping filters

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT SCREENS;

DOSE CONTROL; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE RECEPTORS; INPUT EXPOSURE; OPERATION LOGIC; PATIENT EXPOSURE; SPECTRAL SHAPING;

COMPUTER CIRCUITS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DOSIMETRY; FILTER; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN;

EID: 34547441020     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2752576     Document Type: Article

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