Quality assurance of computed and digital radiography systems

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 271-275

  Walsh, Colin ^a,b   Gorman, D ^a   Byrne, P ^a   Larkin, A ^a   Dowling, A ^a   Malone, J F ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHANTOM; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; REFERENCE VALUE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55249085155     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn047     Document Type: Article

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