Automatic exposure control in CT: applications and limitations.
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چکیده
Tube current (mA) is one of the key technical scanning parameters for adjusting radiation dose in CT. To optimize radiation dose in CT, users can adjust mA either with manually selected mA values or with the application of automatic exposure control (AEC). The latter technique refers to automatic adaptation of mA on the basis of userspecified image quality and x-ray attenuation characteristics of the scanned body region [1-4].
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
دوره 8 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011