Monte Carlo simulations of the dosimetry of chest tomosynthesis

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 144-152

  Svalkvist, Angelica ^a,b   Månsson, Lars Gunnar ^a,b   Båth, Magnus ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953331398     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq068     Document Type: Article

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