Dose distribution at radiographic examination of the spine in pediatric radiology

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 750-756

  Almén, Anja J ^a   Mattsson, Sören ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

diagnostic radiography; dosimetry; pediatrics; radiology; scoliosis; spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BREAST; CALCULATION; CHILD; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GONAD; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SCOLIOSIS; SIMULATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; THYROID GLAND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0030009410     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199603150-00019     Document Type: Article

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