Auditing mammographic dose and image quality in the UK Breast Screening Programme

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 291-294

  Young, K C ^a   Ramsdale, M L ^a   Rust, A ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST; DENSITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032445234     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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9. de Wolf, C. J. M. and Perry, N. M. (Eds) European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Mammography Screening. EC Report 2nd Edition (1996).
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