A survey of radiation dose associated with pediatric plain-film chest X-ray examinations

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 771-777

  Hintenlang, Kathleen M ^b   Williams, Jonathan L ^a   Hintenlang, David E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dosimetry; MOSFET; Phantom

Indexed keywords

METAL OXIDE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0036939468     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0734-3     Document Type: Article

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