Radiation dose measurement and optimization

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 933, 2005, Pages 866-868

  Moores, B M ^a  

^a RADIUS Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IONIZING RADIATION; LETTER; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 24344468340     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/18002911     Document Type: Letter

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