Protocols for dosimetry and patient reference levels

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 195-198

  Faulkner, Keit ^a  

^a Quality Assurance Reference Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANGIOPLASTY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 33645226076     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci715     Document Type: Review

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