Dose reduction during CT scanning in an anthropomorphic phantom by the use of a male gonad shield

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue MAY, 1999, Pages 489-494

  Price, R ^a   Halson, P ^a   Sampson, M ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GONAD; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD;

EID: 0033011952     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.857.10505015     Document Type: Article

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