X-ray security scanners for personnel and vehicle control: Dose quantities and dose values

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-241

  Hupe, Oliver ^a   Ankerhold, Ulrike ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Backscatter imaging; Radiation protection; Scanner systems; Security; Transmission imaging

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCREENING; X RAYS;

BACKSCATTER IMAGING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION; SCANNER SYSTEMS; TRANSMISSION IMAGING;

SECURITY SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SECURITY MEASURES; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 34547740990     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.04.029     Document Type: Article

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