The effect of radiation dose reduction on clinical image quality in chest radiography of premature neonates using a dual-side readout technique computed radiography system

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 275-280

  Carlander, Anna ^a,b   Hansson, Jonny ^a,b   Söderberg, Jonas ^c   Steneryd, Karin ^d   Båth, Magnus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREMATURE BIRTH; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953336898     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq072     Document Type: Article

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