Evaluation of radiation dose and image quality following changes to tube potential (kVp) in conventional paediatric chest radiography

Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Ramanaidu, S ^a   Sta Maria, R B ^b   Ng, K H ^a   George, J ^a   Kumar, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chest x ray; ESAK; Image quality; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 46549088246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18235530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2349/biij.2.3.e35     Document Type: Article

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