Understanding CT dose display

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 669-671

  Durand, Daniel J ^a   Mahesh, Mahadevappa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE DISPLAY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84926231996     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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