The optimal optical readout for the x-ray light valve - Document scanners

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 5672-5683

  Oakham, P ^a   MacDougall, Robert D ^a   Rowlands, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Readout; Scanner; X ray light valve

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LASER RECORDING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING; X RAY DETECTORS; X RAYS;

CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; LIGHT VALVES; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; OFFICE DOCUMENTS; READOUT; SCANNER;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; X RAY; X RAY LIGHT VALVE;

EID: 56749159092     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3006196     Document Type: Article

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