Estimation of doses received by patients undergoing radiological examinations in Greece

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-41

  Papageorgiou, E ^a   Vardalaki, E ^b   Hourdakis, C J ^a   Dimitriou, P ^c  

^a GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0035186309     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006409     Document Type: Article

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