Radiation dose optimization research: Exposure technique approaches in CR imaging - A literature review

Radiography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 331-338

  Seeram, Euclid ^a,b,d,e   Davidson, Rob ^b   Bushong, Stewart ^c   Swan, Hans ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computed Radiography; Exposure; Exposure indicator; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SAFETY;

EID: 84884813311     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: 15322831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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