2007 Recommendations of the ICRP change basis for estimation of the effective dose: What is the impact on radiation dose assessment of patient and personnel?

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Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-395

  Von Boetticher, Heiner ^a,e   Lachmund, J ^b   Looe, H K ^c   Hoffmann, W ^d   Poppe, B ^c  

^a Hospital Links der Weser   (Germany)

^b ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^e Klinikum Links der Weser   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Effective dose; ICRP 103; Personal dosimetry; Radiation exposure; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BODY BURDEN; BREAST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; BREAST; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 47149095580     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1027284     Document Type: Article

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