A study of scatter in diagnostic X-ray rooms

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 913, 2004, Pages 28-38

  McVey, G ^a,b   Weatherburn, H ^a,c  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; X-RAYS;

EID: 1242273855     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/93969091     Document Type: Article

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