Estimation of patient doses for common diagnostic X-ray examinations in Latvian hospitals, analysis of radiographic techniques and comparison with European guidelines

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 176-179

  Bogucarskis, K ^a   Salmins, A ^a   Gfirtner, H ^b   Anatschkowa, E ^c  

^a Radiation Safety Centre   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; EUROPE; FILM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LATVIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKIN; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BODY SIZE; CALIBRATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LATVIA; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; X-RAYS;

EID: 21244458067     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch553     Document Type: Article

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