Real-time portal monitoring to estimate dose to skin of patients from high dose fluoroscopy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue SEP., 1999, Pages 846-855

  Wagner, L K ^a   Pollock, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ERROR; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; SCINTILLATION; SKIN;

EID: 0032879794     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.861.10645190     Document Type: Article

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