Feasibility of improving cone-beam CT number consistency using a scatter correction algorithm

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 167-176

  Li, Jun ^a   Yao, Weiguang ^b   Xiao, Ying ^a   Yu, Yan ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eastern Health Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Cone beam CT number; Scatter correction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888402497     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v14i6.4346     Document Type: Article

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