A survey of routine head CT protocols in Australia

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue APR., 1997, Pages 372-374

  Smith, A N ^a   Shah, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0030932828     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.832.9166073     Document Type: Article

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