Radiation dose optimization in thoracic imaging

JBR-BTR

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-19

  Tack, D ^a  

^a Clinique Louis Caty   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CT; Injurious effects lung; Radiations

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROL SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; THORAX;

EID: 77950619794     PISSN: 17802393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.31     Document Type: Review

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