Radiation doses to patients during selected CT procedures at four hospitals in Tanzania

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-467

  Muhogora, W E ^a   Nyanda, A M ^a   Ngoye, W M ^a   Shao, D ^a  

^a Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CTDI; DLP; Effective dose

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING;

CTDI; DLP; EFFECTIVE DOSE;

DOSIMETRY;

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TANZANIA;

HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SOFTWARE; TANZANIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 32844469029     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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