Thyroid shields and neck exposures in cephalometric radiography

BMC Medical Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hujoel, Philippe ^a   Hollender, Lars ^a   Bollen, Anne Marie ^a   Young, John D ^a   Cunha Cruz, Joana ^a   McGee, Molly ^a   Grosso, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID GLAND; VERTEBRA; X RAY;

EID: 33747348897     PISSN: 14712342     EISSN: 14712342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2342-6-6     Document Type: Article

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