Dosimetric methods for and influence of exposure parameters on the establishment of reference doses for examinations using fluoroscopy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Gfirtner, H ^a   Giesse, E ^b   Schmidt, Th ^b  

^a Klinikum Passau   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 0032413259     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032485     Document Type: Conference Paper

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