Estimation of adult patient doses for common diagnostic X-ray examinations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Physica Medica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Osibote, O A ^a,b   de Azevedo, A C P ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult radiographs; DoseCal software; Effective dose; Entrance skin dose

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; HOSPITAL; LAW; LUMBAR SPINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL; THORAX;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38949140529     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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