Application of a simple phantom in assessing the effects of dose reduction on image quality in chest radiography

Radiography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-114

  Egbe, N O ^a   Heaton, B ^a   Sharp, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Clarity; Detectability; Dose reduction; Image quality; Phantom

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG LESION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 77950301014     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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