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Measurement of scatter fractions in erect posteroanterior and lateral chest radiography.

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Jordan, LK; Floyd, CE; Lo, JY; Ravin, CE

Published in: Radiology

July 1993

Scatter fractions (SFs) measured in patients undergoing erect posteroanterior (PA) and lateral chest radiography with a 12:1 antiscatter grid are reported. Modifications to the posterior beam-stop (PBS) technique allowed measurement of scatter in these patients, without altering the diagnostic image and without additional radiation exposure. The SF measurements are reported by anatomic location on 42 clinical chest images. Average SF values ranged from 0.27 to 0.90 on lateral radiographs and from 0.27 to 0.68 on PA radiographs. Scatter measurements with the 12:1 grid were found to be greater than estimates from previous PA chest phantom experiments. To the authors' knowledge, they were the first to measure radiation scatter with the PBS technique in patients undergoing PA and lateral chest radiography with the antiscatter grid.

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Author Joseph Yuan-Chieh Lo Radiology

Author Carl Eric Ravin Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging

Published In

Radiology

DOI

10.1148/radiology.188.1.8511301

ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

July 1993

Volume

188

Issue

Start / End Page

215 / 218

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

Scattering, Radiation
Radiography, Thoracic
Posture
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Middle Aged
Humans
Aged, 80 and over
Aged
Adult
3202 Clinical sciences

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Jordan, L. K., Floyd, C. E., Lo, J. Y., & Ravin, C. E. (1993). Measurement of scatter fractions in erect posteroanterior and lateral chest radiography. Radiology, 188(1), 215–218. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.188.1.8511301

Jordan, L. K., C. E. Floyd, J. Y. Lo, and C. E. Ravin. “Measurement of scatter fractions in erect posteroanterior and lateral chest radiography.” Radiology 188, no. 1 (July 1993): 215–18. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.188.1.8511301.

Jordan LK, Floyd CE, Lo JY, Ravin CE. Measurement of scatter fractions in erect posteroanterior and lateral chest radiography. Radiology. 1993 Jul;188(1):215–8.

Jordan, L. K., et al. “Measurement of scatter fractions in erect posteroanterior and lateral chest radiography.” Radiology, vol. 188, no. 1, July 1993, pp. 215–18. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiology.188.1.8511301.

Jordan LK, Floyd CE, Lo JY, Ravin CE. Measurement of scatter fractions in erect posteroanterior and lateral chest radiography. Radiology. 1993 Jul;188(1):215–218.