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Record 1 2010-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
CONT

The detector is comprised of a pair of x-ray intensifying screen/linear photodiode arrays, aligned one behind the other. Energy discrimination is achieved by employing a low atomic number phosphor in the front screen and a high atomic number phosphor in the back screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
OBS

Les écrans renforçateurs sont habituellement utilisés par paires, un écran de chaque côté du film.

Spanish

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