Examination technique, image quality, and patient dose in paediatric radiology: A survey including 19 Swedish hospitals

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 337-342

  Almen A ^a   Loof M ^a   Mattsson, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiography; Imaging techniques; Paediatric radiology; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; X RAY FILM;

CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; SWEDEN; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0030139394     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859609177662     Document Type: Article

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