Shift in imaging modalities of the spine through 25 years and its impact on patient ionizing radiation doses

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-119

  Borgen, Lars ^a   Østensen, Harald ^b   Stranden, Erling ^c   Olerud, Hilde Marie ^d   Gudmundsen, Tor Erik ^a,c  

^a Buskerud Central Hospital   (Norway)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diagnostic routines; Imaging modalities; Radiation doses; Spine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ROUTINES; IMAGING MODALITIES; RADIATION PROTECTIVE POLICIES; SPINE;

DIAGNOSIS; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPINE; X RAY;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELOGRAPHY; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748711017     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.05.016     Document Type: Article

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