Radiation doze and CT: A cause for concern?;Irradiation en tomodensitométrie: Faut-il s'inquiéter?

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 85, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 359-361

  Boyer, B ^a  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 2942722498     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(04)97593-2     Document Type: Editorial

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