Image quality and dose analysis for a PA chest X-ray: comparison between AEC mode acquisition and manual mode using the 10 kVp ‘rule’

Purpose - To compare the image quality and effective dose applying the 10 kVp rule with manual mode acquisition and AEC mode in PA chest X-ray. Method - 68 images (with and without lesions) were acquired using an anthropomorphic chest phantom using a Wolverson Arcoma X-ray unit. These images were co...

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Main Author: Reis, Cláudia (author)
Other Authors: Gonçalves, João (author), Klompmaker, Corrie (author), Bárbara, Ana Rita (author), Bloor, Chloe (author), Hegarty, Ryan (author), Lagrange, Tania (author), Temming, Noëlle (author), Sønnesyn, Mathilde (author), Røkeness, Henriette (author), Yamasathien, Amandine (author), Hogg, Peter (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Radiology
Image quality
PA chest X-ray
AEC
10 kVp rule
Effective dose
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/3739
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/3739

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/3739

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