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The influence of scattered radiation on image quality has been discussed in the previous chapters over and over again, because the knowledge of its effect on the visibility of image details is decisive for diagnosis. In the following it is explained that it is of great importance for image quality and dose which method of scatter reduction technique is selected. In comparing different anti-scatter grid types, e.g., one must take into consideration not only the geometrical characteristics of the grid design (e.g. strip density N, grid ratio r; see Sect. 7.4), but also the materials used for their cover and interspaces (aluminium, paper, carbon fibre). Various publications (Boldingh 1961; Chan and Doi 1982; Aichinger et al. 1992, 1995; Sandborg et al.

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    Dr. Horst Aichinger

  2. Hegenigstr. 56, 91056, Erlangen, Germany

    Dr. Joachim Dierker

  3. Friedhofstr. 4a, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

    Sigrid Joite-Barfuß Dipl. Phys.

  4. Radiologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Maximiliansplatz 1, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Manfred Säbel

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Aichinger, H., Dierker, J., Joite-Barfuß, S., Säbel, M. (2012). Scattered Radiation. In: Radiation Exposure and Image Quality in X-Ray Diagnostic Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11241-6_11

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