Radiation exposure and image quality in X-ray diagnostic radiology: Physical principles and clinical applications

Radiation Exposure and Image Quality in X-Ray Diagnostic Radiology: Physical Principles and Clinical Applications

Volumn 9783642112416, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-307

  Aichinger, Horst ^a   Joite Barfuß, Sigrid ^b   Dierker, Joachim ^c   Sabel, Manfred ^d  

^a Radiologisches Institut ^*  (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84949180473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11241-6     Document Type: Book

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