Automatic exposure control in computed tomography an evaluation of systems from different manufacturers

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 625-634

  Sderberg, Marcus ^a   Gunnarsson, Mikael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic chest phantom; Automatic exposure control; Computed tomography; Image quality; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMORPHIC CHEST PHANTOM; CHEST PHANTOM; CIRCULAR REGION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT SCANNERS; EXPOSURE DOSE; GENERAL ELECTRICS; IMAGE INFORMATION; IMAGE NOISE; LONGITUDINAL AXIS; LUNG REGIONS; PHILIPS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIEMENS; SIEMENS SYSTEM; STANDARD DEVIATION; THREE DIMENSIONS; TOSHIBA; TUBE CURRENTS;

EXPOSURE CONTROLS; IMAGE QUALITY; MODULATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; IMAGE QUALITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953328799     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841851003698206     Document Type: Article

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