Estimation of radiation dose during diagnostic X-ray examinations of newborn babies and 1-year-old infants

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-265

  Brindhaban, A ^a   Eze, C U ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Entrance surface dose; Paediatric X ray examinations; Radiation risk

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THORAX;

HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KUWAIT; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745017967     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092987     Document Type: Article

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