Radiation doses to neonates during X-ray computed tomography examinations

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-45

  Akahane, K ^a   Hashimoto, M ^a   Hada, M ^b   Takano, Y ^b   Ono, K ^c   Kai, M ^a   Kusama, T ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Oita Perfectural Hospital   (Japan)

^c Oita Prefectural Government   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PHANTOM; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0037239648     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006113     Document Type: Article

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