Dose absorption in lumbar and femoral dual energy x-ray absorptiometry examinations using three different scan modalities: An anthropomorphic phantom study

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-282

  Bandirali, Michele ^a   Lanza, Ezio ^a   Messina, Carmelo ^a   Sconfienza, Luca Maria ^a,b   Brambilla, Roberto ^c   Maurizio, Rozza ^c   Marchelli, Daniele ^c   Piodi, Luca Petruccio ^c   Di Leo, Giovanni ^b   Ulivieri, Fabio Massimo ^c   Sardanelli, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic phantom; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; IMAGING PHANTOM; IONIZING RADIATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOM; DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ABSORPTION; BONE DENSITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 84881101260     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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