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Development and practical evaluation of a saturation effect learning simulator for inflow magnetic resonance angiography

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Photon-specific absorbed fraction estimates in stylized ORNL and voxelized ICRP adult male phantoms using a new developed Geant4-based code “DoseCalcs”: a validation study

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Classifying presence or absence of calcifications on mammography using generative contribution mapping

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Utilization of upper and lower limits of exposure index in clinical digital radiography

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Development of a computer-aided quality assurance support system for identifying hand X-ray image direction using deep convolutional neural network

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Assessment of organ and effective doses received by adult patients undergoing computed tomography in three hospitals in Brazzaville, Congo Republic

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Intensity-modulated brachytherapy for vaginal cancer

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Biological fingerprint for patient verification using trunk scout views at various scan ranges in computed tomography

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Simple quality assurance based on filtered back projection for geometrical/irradiation accuracy in single-isocenter multiple-target stereotactic radiotherapy

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Detectability of category 3 or higher microcalcifications on digital mammograms: a comparative study between 5-MP color and monochrome liquid crystal display monitors

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