A monte carlo estimation of effective dose in chest tomosynthesis

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5480-5487

  Sabol, John M ^a  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest imaging; Diagnostic x ray; Effective dose; Monte Carlo; Thoracic radiography; Tomosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAYS;

CHEST IMAGING; EFFECTIVE DOSE; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE; THORACIC RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOSYNTHESIS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION FIELD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 72049095305     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3250907     Document Type: Article

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