Gagne et al., 1994 - Google Patents

Comparison of beam‐hardening and K‐edge filters for imaging barium and iodine during fluoroscopy

Gagne et al., 1994

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5364979289163897802
Author
Gagne R
Quinn P
Jennings R
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Medical physics

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This study investigated the dose reduction performance of several beam‐hardening and K‐ edge filter materials for the imaging of barium or iodine during fluoroscopy. A computer model was developed to simulate the effect of added filtration on entrance exposure rate …
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