Radiation dose in computed tomography of the chest

Journal Belge de Radiologie

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 281-288

  Tack, D ^a   Gevenois, P A ^b  

^a Clinique Louis Caty   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CT Radiations; Injurious effects; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 11344266878     PISSN: 00217646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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