CT radiation exposure in children: Consequences of the American discussion for Europe;CT-exposition beim kind: Geht das erwachen der Amerikaner auch uns Europäeran?

Radiologe

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 697-702

  Vock, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child; CT; Protocol optimisation; Radiation exposure; Referral criteria

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THORAX;

EID: 0036939255     PISSN: 0033832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00117-002-0812-4     Document Type: Article

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