CT dose estimation, paediatric monitoring and changes in work practice

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 993-994

  McLean, Donald ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 4344590634     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.05.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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