Modelling of the mammographic exposure conditions for radiological detriment study in the Valencian Breast Cancer Screening Programme

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 116, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 396-400

  Ferrer, Silferto ^a   Ramos, M ^a   Villaescusa, J I ^b   Verdu G ^a   Salas, M D ^c   Cuevas, M D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c Direccion General de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^d Dirección General de Prestación Asistencial   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY; DOSIMETRY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGED; BODY BURDEN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 31544471435     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci008     Document Type: Article

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