Radiation dose from DXA scanning to reproductive tissues of females

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 379-383

  Lloyd, Tom ^a   Eggli, Douglas F ^a   Miller, Kenneth L ^a   Eggli, Kathleen D ^a   Dodson, William C ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DXA scans; Pregnancy testing; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040843695     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:1:4:379     Document Type: Article

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