Conversion factor for CT dosimetry to assess patient dose using a 256-slice CT scanner

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 947, 2006, Pages 888-892

  Mori, S ^a   Nishizawa, K ^a   Ohno, M ^a   Endo, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33751235554     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/66519303     Document Type: Article

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