Patient dose evaluation by means of DICOM images for a direct radiography system;Valutazioni di dose al paziente tramite immagini DICOM per un apparecchio digitale diretto

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1219-1228

  Rampado, O ^a   Garelli, E ^a   Zatteri, R ^a   Escoffier, U ^a   De Lucchi, R ^a   Ropolo, R ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

DICOM; Direct radiography; Patient dose

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUMBAR SPINE; PELVIS; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION DOSE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 63449090403     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-008-0339-5     Document Type: Article

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