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

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 comp...

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Main Authors: Reis, Claudia, Goncalves, J., Klompmaker, C., Barbara, A., Bloor, C., Hegarty, R., Lagrange, T., Temming, N., Sønnesyn, M., Røkeness, H., Yamasathien, A., Hogg, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd. 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15192

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