CT dose reduction in children

European Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2330-2340

  Vock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Computed tomography (CT); Injurious effects; Neoplastic; Radiation exposure; Radiations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THYROID CANCER;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27744498721     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-2856-0     Document Type: Article

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