Paediatric dose reduction with the introduction of digital fluorography

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 117-120

  Mooney, R B ^a   McKinstry, J ^b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT; FLUOROGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; TIME; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0035033631     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006453     Document Type: Article

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