Thyroid shields versus z-Axis automatic tube current modulation for dose reduction at neck CT

Radiology

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 572-580

  Leswick, David A ^a   Hunt, Megan M ^b   Webster, Steven T ^c   Fladeland, Derek A ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SOFT TISSUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND; TUBE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BISMUTH; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56149099637     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2492071430     Document Type: Article

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