Optimisation in fluoroscopy

Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Axelsson, Bertil ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dose reduction; Fluoroscopy; Patient dose; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACUTE DISEASE; FILTRATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 57049088688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18235530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2349/biij.3.2.e47     Document Type: Review

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