Portable chest radiographs in the intensive care units: Referral patterns and estimated cumulative radiation exposures

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-213

  Pandit Bhalla, Meenakshi ^a   Diethelm, Lisa ^a   Espenan, Gregory ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiography; Radiation biology; Radiation exposures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC DISEASES;

EID: 0036087088     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200207000-00005     Document Type: Article

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