Unsolved or unsolvable problems with diagnostic reference levels

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 180-182

  Leitz, Wolfram ^a   Almen A ^a  

^a Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EUROPE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; X RAY;

BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TIME FACTORS; X-RAYS;

EID: 21244473082     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch504     Document Type: Article

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