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Radiology

the CT scale of X-ray attenuation in which water is zero and air about minus 1000, used to characterise tissues.

In radiology, Hounsfield unit refers to the CT scale of X-ray attenuation in which water is zero and air about minus 1000, used to characterise tissues. This meaning comes from Hounsfield (1973) in The British Journal of Radiology.[1]

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References

Hounsfield, G. N. (1973). Computerized transverse axial scanning (tomography): Part 1. Description of system. The British Journal of Radiology, 46(552), 1016-1022. https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-46-552-1016

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