Estimation of the radiation dose from CT in cystic fibrosis

Chest

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1289-1290

  De Jong, Pim A ^a   Tiddens, Harm A ^b   Lequin, Maarten H ^b   Robinson, Terry E ^c   Brody, Alan S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 43649084697     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-2840     Document Type: Letter

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