Patient dose measurements in diagnostic radiology procedures in Korea

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 540-545

  Kim, You Hyun ^a   Choi, Jong Hak ^a   Kim, Chang Kyun ^a   Kim, Jung Min ^a   Kim, Sung Soo ^b   Oh, Yu Whan ^c   Lee, Chang Yeap ^c   Kang, Dae Hyun ^c   Lee, Young Bae ^c   Cho, Pyong Kon ^c   Kim, Hyung Chul ^c   Kim, Chel Min ^d  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Singu College   (South Korea)

^c Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; KOREA; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BODY BURDEN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; KOREA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548715192     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl501     Document Type: Article

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