Practical measurement of radiation dose in pediatric radiology: Use of the dose-area product in digital fluoroscopy and neonatal chest radiographs;Mesure pratique de l'irradiation en radiopédiatrie: Utilisation du produit dose surface en fluorographie numérique et pour les radiographies pulmonaires néonatales

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 85, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 619-625

  Chateil, J F ^a   Rouby, C ^a   Brun, M ^a   Labessan, C ^a   Diard, F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Chest radiographs; Child; Dose area product; Fluoroscopy; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 3042858211     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(04)97638-x     Document Type: Article

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