Reduction of cancer risk with associated pediatric computed tomography by the development of new technologies

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 205-209

  Benz, Mark G ^a   Benz, Matthew W ^b  

^a Engineering Horizons International   (United States)

^b Southboro Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; X RAY;

CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3042759733     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.1.205     Document Type: Review

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