Patient doses from chest radiography in Victoria

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-101

  Cardillo, I ^a   Boal, T J ^a   Einsiedel, P F ^a  

^a Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Diagnostic radiology; Patient dose

Indexed keywords

CHEST RADIOGRAPHY;

DOSIMETRY; RADIOLOGY; SKIN;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

VICTORIA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SKIN; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031150162     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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