Radiation exposure from chest CT: Issues and strategies

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Maher, Michael M ^a   Rizzo, Stefania ^a   Kanarek, David ^a   Shephard, Jo Anne O ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest; CT; Radiation Dosage; Tomography, X ray Computed

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMOPTYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA DISEASE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 2342615376     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.159     Document Type: Review

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