Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study
(2018)
Journal Article
Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study. Physica Medica, 57(Jan 19), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.12.009
Purpose: To evaluate the influence of being overweight on image quality (IQ), radiation dose and acquisition parameters when undertaking adult chest x-ray (CXR) examinations using routine acquisition protocols. Methods: The Lungman chest phantom... Read More about Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study.