ViewDEX: An efficient and easy-to-use software for observer performance studies

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 42-51

  Håkansson, Markus ^a,b   Svensson, Sune ^c   Zachrisson, Sara ^b,c   Svalkvist, Angelica ^b,c   Båth, Magnus ^b,c   Månsson, Lars Gunnar ^b,c  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 77953355570     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq057     Document Type: Article

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