Detectors for the future of X-ray imaging

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 327-333

  Aslund M ^a   Fredenberg, E ^b   Telman, M ^a   Danielsson, M ^b  

^a Sectra Mamea AB   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCER;

FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77953330647     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq074     Document Type: Article

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