Optimizing medical radiation exposures for uroradiological procedures, with special emphasis on paediatric imaging

BJU International

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 510-516

  King, S ^a   Pitcher, E M ^a   Smail, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UROLOGY;

CHILD; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE VALUES; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0036349489     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02660.x     Document Type: Review

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