The effect of X-ray tube potential on the image quality of PA chest radiographs when using digital image acquisition devices

Radiography

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-292

  McEntee, Mark F ^a   Brennan, Patrick C ^a   Connor, Geraldine O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beam energy; Chest radiography; Effective dose; Image quality; kVp; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 5144219963     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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