Nute et al., 2018 - Google Patents
Development of a dual‐energy computed tomography quality control program: characterization of scanner response and definition of relevant parameters for a fast …Nute et al., 2018
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- Nute J
- Jacobsen M
- Stefan W
- Wei W
- Cody D
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- Medical physics
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Purpose A prototype QC phantom system and analysis process were developed to characterize the spectral capabilities of a fast kV‐switching dual‐energy computed tomography (DECT) scanner. This work addresses the current lack of quantitative oversight …
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