Management of pediatric radiation dose using Philips fluoroscopy systems DoseWise: Perfect image, perfect sense

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-220

  Stueve, Dick ^a  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopic equipment; Pediatric dose management; Technical advances

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE; AWARENESS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; THEORY; AUTOMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENERATOR; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL STAFF; PEDIATRICS; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; X RAY TUBE;

BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746636516     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0216-0     Document Type: Article

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