Computed normalised effective doses to an indian adult in conventional diagnostic X ray chest examinations

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-127

  Biju, K ^a   Nagarajan, P S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INDIA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034121592     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a033028     Document Type: Article

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