National survey of doses from CT in the UK: 2003

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 948, 2006, Pages 968-980

  Shrimpton, Paul C ^a   Hillier, M C ^a   Lewis, M A ^b   Dunn, M ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAYS;

EID: 33846529471     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/93277434     Document Type: Review

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