Optimizing Imaging Quality and Radiation Dose by the Age-Dependent Setting of Tube Voltage in Pediatric Chest Digital Radiography |
Guo, Hui
(Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Hospital 1, Medical Imaging Research Center)
Liu, Wen-Ya (Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Hospital 1, Medical Imaging Research Center) He, Xiao-Ye (Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Hospital 1, Medical Imaging Research Center) Zhou, Xiao-Shan (Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Hospital 1, Medical Imaging Research Center) Zeng, Qun-Li (Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Hospital 1, Medical Imaging Research Center) Li, Bai-Yan (Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Hospital 1, Medical Imaging Research Center) |
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