Lumbar spine radiography — poor collimation practices after implementation of digital technology
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Lumbar spine radiography--poor collimation practices after implementation of digital technology.
OBJECTIVES The transition from analogue to digital radiography may have reduced the motivation to perform proper collimation, as digital techniques have made it possible to mask areas irradiated outside the area of diagnostic interest (ADI). We examined the hypothesis that collimation practices have deteriorated since digitalisation. METHODS After defining the ADI, we compared the proportion ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The British Journal of Radiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0007-1285,1748-880X
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/74571469