Radiation dose considerations in common paediatric X-ray examinations

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 236-240

  Gogos, Konstantinos A ^a   Yakoumakis, Emmanuel N ^a   Tsalafoutas, Ioannis A ^b   Makri, Triantafillia K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Konstantopoulio Agia Olga   (Greece)

^c Agia Sofia Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diagnostic reference levels; Paediatric radiography; Radiation dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREECE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

EID: 0037844434     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0861-x     Document Type: Article

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