First results on patient dose measurements from conventional diagnostic radiology procedures in Serbia and Montenegro

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 330-335

  Ciraj, Olivera ^a   Marković, Srpko ^a   Košutić, Duško ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY; YUGOSLAVIA;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 19444362888     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch469     Document Type: Article

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