The basic principles in assessment and selection of reference doses: Considerations in nuclear medicine

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 23-27

  Mattsson, S ^a   Jacobsson, L ^b   Vestergren, E ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

BODY SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; EUROPEAN UNION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; X RAY;

EID: 0032439666     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032512     Document Type: Conference Paper

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