Children, computed tomography radiation dose, and the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) concept

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 971-972

  Slovis, Thomas L ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0141924630     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.4.971     Document Type: Note

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