Effective dose and energy imparted in diagnostic radiology

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1311-1316

  Huda, Walter ^a   Gkanatsios, Nikolaos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective dose; Energy imparted; Patient dosimetry; Pediatric dosimetry

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PEDIATRICS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; X RAYS;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; EFFECTIVE DOSE; ENERGY IMPARTED; FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; WHOLE BODY IRRADIATION;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; X RAY;

EID: 0030860732     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598153     Document Type: Article

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