Effective dose calculations in conventional diagnostic X-ray examinations for adult and paediatric patients in a large Italian hospital

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 164-167

  Compagnone, Gaetano ^a   Pagan, Laura ^a   Bergamini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SKIN; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; SKIN; X-RAYS;

EID: 21244471953     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch508     Document Type: Article

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