Commissioning and quality assurance protocol for dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) systems

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 288-290

  Sheahan, N F ^a   Dowling, A ^a   O'Reilly, G ^a   Malone, J F ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DOSIMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 33645223911     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci741     Document Type: Article

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