Radiation Safety in the Era of Helical CT: A Patient-Based Protection Program Currently in Place in Two Community Hospitals in New Hampshire

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Birnbaum, Steven ^a  

^a Southern New Hampshire Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

community hospitals; Helical CT; radiation exposure; radiation safety

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 44349176789     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.02.016     Document Type: Review

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