Radiation doses to patients from enteroclysis

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-167

  Tsalafoutas, I A ^a   Chrysovergis, D A ^a   Maniatis, P N ^a   Vassilaki, A E ^a   Triantopoulou, Ch C ^a   Yakoumakis, E N ^b   Koulentianos, E D ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILEUS; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE CANCER; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY BURDEN; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GREECE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; X-RAYS;

EID: 18844438650     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch450     Document Type: Review

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