Radiation exposure to children in intraoral dental radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-465

  Looe, Hui K ^a,b   Pfaffenberger, A ^a,b   Chofor, N ^a,b   Eenboom, F ^a,b   Sering, M ^c   Ruhmann A ^b   Poplawski, A ^b   Willborn, K ^b   Poppe, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b PIUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c Oko Institut eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL RADIOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERMANY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MOUTH EXAMINATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; X RAY FILM;

BODY BURDEN; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; X-RAYS;

EID: 33846075683     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl071     Document Type: Article

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