Effective dose equivalent estimates in diagnostic radiology with single dosimetry

Health Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Michel, René ^a   Perle, Sander C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Valeant Pharmaceuticals International   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Dosimetry; Effective dose; Operational topics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; LABORATORY; PERSONAL MONITOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033927048     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200008001-00006     Document Type: Article

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