The use of national and locally set reference dose levels in a regional programme for dose reduction in diagnostic radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 103-107

  Wright, D J ^a   Ramsdale, M L ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BARIUM ENEMA; BARIUM MEAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032443455     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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