Basic tests in mammography as a tool in quality improvement

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 145-152

  Kowalik, Anna ^a   Konstanty, Ewelina ^b  

^a Greater Poland Cancer Centre ^*  (Poland)

^b GREATER POLAND CANCER CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Basic tests; Densitometer; Mammography; Quality control; Sensitometer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLIMATOR; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTRONICS; FILM DOSIMETER; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIGHT; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; POLAND; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SCREENING TEST; THERMOMETER;

EID: 77957891066     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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