An overview of doses to patients and irradiation conditions of diagnostic chest x ray examinations carried out in the hospitals of the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Freitas, M B ^a   Yoshimura, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHANTOM; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID GLAND; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0037275994     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006125     Document Type: Article

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