Comparison of effective dose to children and adults from dual X-ray absorptiometry examinations

Bone

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 935-942

  Blake, Glen M ^a   Naeem, Marium ^a,b   Boutros, Maria ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual X ray absorptiometry; Effective dose; Pediatric examinations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HIP; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; SPINE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 33749348458     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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