Diagnostic radiology in Norway - Trends in examination frequency and collective effective dose

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-347

  Børretzen, Ingelin ^a   Lysdahl, Kristin Bakke ^b   Olerud, Hilde Merete ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL RADIOLOGY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORWAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREND STUDY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37449028488     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm204     Document Type: Article

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