Effective doses to patients from paediatric cardiac catheterization

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 866, 2000, Pages 172-183

  Rassow, J ^a   Schmaltz, A A ^a   Hentrich, F ^a   Streffer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034068505     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.73.866.10884731     Document Type: Article

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