Effective doses in angiography and interventional radiology: Calculation of conversion coefficients for angiography of the lower limbs

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 926, 2005, Pages 135-142

  Struelens, L ^a   Vanhavere, F ^a   Bosmans, H ^b   Van Loon, R ^c  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GONAD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LEG ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 14044265707     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/48072262     Document Type: Article

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