Health effects of radiation exposure in diagnostic radiology

European Radiology, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-27

  Geleijns, J ^a   Broerse, J J ^a,b   Brugmans, M J P ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Interuniversity Reactor Institute Delft   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deterministic effect; Radiation risk; Radiology; Risk model; Stochastic effect

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 18044392982     PISSN: 16133749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10406-004-0004-6     Document Type: Review

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