A comparison of reduction in CT dose through the use of gantry angulations or bismuth shields

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-178

  Heaney, D E ^a   Norvill, Craig A J ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bismuth shields; CT; Eye lens; Gantry angle; Thermoluminescent dosimetry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BISMUTH; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION SHIELDING;

BISMUTH SHIELDS; EYE LENS; GANTRY ANGULATIONS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

DOSIMETRY;

BISMUTH;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREAST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE PROTECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NECK; NEUROIMAGING; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THORAX; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 33746077184     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178890     Document Type: Article

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