Reconstruction of doses from occupationally related medical X-ray examinations

Health Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-118

  Shockley, Vernon E ^a   Kathren, Ronald L ^b   Thomas, Elyse M ^c  

^a Dade Moeller and Associates   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Dose reconstruction; Medical radiation; X ray machines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTERIOR ANTERIOR AND LATERAL RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY; X RAY ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLLUTANT; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; X RAY;

HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; X-RAYS;

EID: 47149102169     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000290611.81586.75     Document Type: Article

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