Computed tomography: Influence of exposure parameters and the establishment of reference dose values

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 163-166

  Kalender, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMAGE QUALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 0032413853     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032496     Document Type: Conference Paper

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