The secondary radiation grid; its effect on fluoroscopic dose-area product during barium enema examinations

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue MAR., 1998, Pages 303-306

  Lloyd, P ^a   Lowe, D ^a   Arty, D S H ^a   Eyes, B ^a  

^a Medical Statistics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BARIUM SULFATE; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENEMA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032012461     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.843.9616240     Document Type: Article

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