Image quality and dose analysis in PA chest x-ray: comparison between AEC and manual mode acquisition using the 10 kVp rule

Purpose: To compare image quality and effective dose when the 10 kVp rule is applied with manual and AEC mode in PA chest X-ray. Methods and Materials: A total of 68 images (with and without lesions) were acquired of an anthropomorphic chest phantom in a Wolverson Arcoma X-ray unit. The images were...

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Main Author: Reis, Cláudia (author)
Other Authors: Gonçalves, João (author), Klompmaker, Corrie (author), Bárbara, Ana (author), Bloor, Chloe (author), Hegarty, Ryan (author), Lagrange, Tania (author), Temming, Noëlle (author), Sønnesyn, Mathilde (author), Røkeness, Henritte (author), Yamasathien, Amandine (author), Hogg, Peter (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Radiology
Chest X-ray
Image quality
Dosimetry
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/4779
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/4779

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/4779

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