The potential for reduction of radiation doses to patients undergoing some common X ray examination in Tanzania

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-384

  Muhogora, W E ^a   Nyanda, A M ^a  

^a National Radiation Commission   (Tanzania)

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; PATIENT; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; TANZANIA; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034997628     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006514     Document Type: Article

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