Estimating the effective dose to children undergoing heart investigations: A phantom study

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue APR., 1999, Pages 378-383

  Axelsson, B ^a,b   Khalil, C ^a   Lidegran, M ^a   Schuwert, P ^a   Mortensson, W ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Department of Hospital Physics ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; ORGAN; PHANTOM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EID: 0032896855     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.856.10474499     Document Type: Article

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