Estimation of breast radiation dose in a mammographic system

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 361-363

  Lee, K H ^a   Kandaiya, S ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0029926641     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-8043(95)00294-4     Document Type: Article

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