Automatic exposure control in CT: Applications and limitations

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 446-449

  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

ADULT; AUTOMATION; BODY SIZE; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROL SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; NOTE; OBESITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; X RAY;

EID: 84928096148     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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