Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1132-1141 , December 2007

Advances in computed radiography systems and their physical imaging characteristics

  • A.R. Cowen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: A.R. Cowen, LXi_Research, Academic Unit of Medical Physics, Worsley Building, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, West Yorkshire, UK. Tel.: +44 113 3438312.
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  • A.G. Davies
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  • S.M. Kengyelics

Received 24 April 2007 ,Revised 19 June 2007 ,Accepted 11 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.07.009

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1132-1141 , December 2007

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