Radiation dose to paediatric patients undergoing fluoroscopic examinations performed using digital imaging system

Radiography

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-23

  Livingstone, Roshan S ^a   Eapen, Anu ^a   Chiramel, G K ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dose area product; Effective dose; Fluoroscopic examination; Paediatric radiology; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 37249049278     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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