Medical perspective on ways to improve radiation protection standards

Health Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-292

  Mettler Jr , Fred A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical radiation; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; Radiation protection; Safety standards

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TECHNOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MEDICINE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4043112845     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200409000-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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