Influence of patient age on normalized effective doses calculated for CT examinations

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 898, 2002, Pages 819-830

  Khursheed, A ^a   Hillier, M C ^a   Shrimpton, P C ^a   Wall, B F ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS AND PHANTOMS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NECK; NEWBORN; NORMAL VALUE; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SIMULATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRUNK;

EID: 0036773816     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.898.750819     Document Type: Article

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