The influence of patient size on patient doses in cardiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 222-224

  Kotre, C John ^a   Reay, J ^a   Chapple, C L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE;

BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 33645244087     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci752     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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