Bismuth shield affecting CT image quality and radiation dose in adjacent and distant zones relative to shielding surface: A phantom study
Background: To quantify image quality and radiation doses in regions adjacent to and distant from bismuth shields in computed tomography (CT). Methods: An American College of Radiology accreditation phantom with four solid rods embedded in a water-like background was scanned to verify CT number (CTN...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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Series: | Biomedical Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417017301403 |