The radiation burden of radiological investigations

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1127-1131

  Mazrani, Waseem ^a   McHugh, K ^a   Marsden, P J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36849003938     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.101782     Document Type: Review

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