title: Evaluation of mammography unit and rare earth screens for high resolution hand radiography.
abstract: Hand radiographs of an unselected group of ten patients obtained with a mammographic unit and a rare earth screen-film combination were compared with those obtained with a standard radiographic unit and industrial film, as well as those obtained with a standard radiographic unit and xeroradiography. Radiation dosages and costs were calculated. The radiographs obtained by the first method were most acceptable as regards to radiation dosage and quality.
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D008722:Methods; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014986:Xeroradiography
chemical_list: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth