Investigation of the practical aspects of an additional 0.1 mm copper X-ray spectral filter for cine acquisition mode imaging in a clinical care setting

Health Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 624-630

  Fetterly, Kenneth A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

dose; medical radiation; x rays; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN;

COPPER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN;

EID: 77958472075     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181d96964     Document Type: Article

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