Calculation of computed tomography dose index to effective dose conversion factors based on measurement of the dose profile along the fan shaped beam

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 817, 1996, Pages 33-41

  Jansen, J Th M ^a   Geleijns, J ^b   Zweers, D ^b   Schultz, F W ^a   Zoetelief, J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; GENDER; NETHERLANDS; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030022315     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-817-33     Document Type: Article

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