Estimation of dose to the unborn child at diagnostic X-ray examinations based on data registered in RIS/PACS

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 205-209

  Helmrot, Ebba ^a   Pettersson, Håkan ^b   Sandborg, Michael ^b   Altén, Jonas Nilsson ^b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Foetal dose; Patient doses; Pregnancy; Radiation; Radiological protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; X RAY;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846071909     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0286-2     Document Type: Article

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