Deriving the Effective Atomic Number with a Dual-Energy Image Set Acquired by the Big Bore CT Simulator |
Jung, Seongmoon
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kim, Bitbyeol (Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center) Kim, Jung-in (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital) Park, Jong Min (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital) Choi, Chang Heon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital) |
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