Pointers for optimizing radiation dose in chest CT protocols

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 663-665

  Singh, Sarabjeet ^a   Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Thrall, James H ^a   Mahesh, Mahadevappa ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; RADIATION DOSE; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL DEFECT;

EID: 84928096057     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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