A Nordic survey of patient doses in diagnostic radiology

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1988-1992

  Gron P ^a   Olerud, H M ^b   Einarsson, G ^c   Leitz, W ^d   Servomaa, A ^e   Schoultz, B W ^b   Hjardemaal, O ^a  

^a National Institute of Radiation Protection   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^c Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute   (Iceland)

^d Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^e STUK Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Kerma area product; Patient doses; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; DENMARK; FILM; FINLAND; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; ICELAND; LUMBAR SPINE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TECHNIQUE; UROGRAPHY; X RAY;

BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DATA COLLECTION; ENEMA; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PELVIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SCANDINAVIA; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0033659386     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300000535     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. European guidelines for quality criteria for diagnostic radiographic images
2. Doses to patients from medical X-ray examinations in the UK: 1995 Review
3. Nordic guidance levels for patient doses in diagnostic radiology
4. Radiation hygiene analysis of radiological activities in Norway
5. Diagnostic radiology in Norway from 1983 to 1993: Examination frequency and the collective effective dose to patients