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5 - X-rays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2011

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Andrew D. A. Maidment
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R. Nick Bryan
R. Nick Bryan
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University of Pennsylvania
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Introduction to the Science of Medical Imaging , pp. 133 - 146
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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  • X-rays
  • Edited by R. Nick Bryan, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: Introduction to the Science of Medical Imaging
  • Online publication: 01 March 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511994685.006
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  • X-rays
  • Edited by R. Nick Bryan, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: Introduction to the Science of Medical Imaging
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511994685.006
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  • X-rays
  • Edited by R. Nick Bryan, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: Introduction to the Science of Medical Imaging
  • Online publication: 01 March 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511994685.006
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