Patient doses from barium meal and barium enema examinations and potential for reduction through proper set-up of equipment

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue FEB., 1999, Pages 173-178

  Yakoumakis, E ^a   Tsalafoutas, I A ^b   Sandilos, P ^c   Koulentianos, H ^b   Kasfiki, A ^c   Vlahos, L ^c   Proukakis, Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PHANTOM; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY;

EID: 0033008561     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.854.10365069     Document Type: Article

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