Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 209-215, October 2010

Reduction of patient dose in medical radiography by utilizing scattered X-rays: Relation between permissible limit of scatter fraction, viewer brightness, and perceptibility of vision

  • Yoshiyuki Asai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Central Radiology, Kinki University Hospital, 377-2, Ono-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 72 366 0221; fax: +81 725 55 4846.
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  • Masanobu Uemura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Central Radiology, Kinki University Hospital, 377-2, Ono-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511, Japan
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  • Masao Matsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-7, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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  • Hitoshi Kanamori

      Affiliations

    • Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan

Received 24 June 2009; received in revised form 27 November 2009; accepted 8 January 2010. published online 04 February 2010.

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PII: S1120-1797(10)00004-9

doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2010.01.002

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 209-215, October 2010

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