CT radiation dose reduction by modifying primary factors

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 369-372

  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

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PITCH; PITCH FACTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SAFETY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE CURRENT; TUBE POTENTIAL;

EID: 84928096604     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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