Performance assessment of patient dosimetry services and X-ray quality assurance instruments used in diagnostic radiology

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 137-152

  Green, S ^a   Palethorpe, J E ^a   Peach, D ^a   Bradley, D A ^b  

^a RRPPS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

PATIENT DOSIMETRY; X RAY QUALITY ASSURANCE INSTRUMENTS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPECTROMETRY; X RAY;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032957981     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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