Radiation safety for the NOMAD™ portable X-ray system in a temporary morgue setting

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 917-921

  Hermsen, Kenneth P ^a   Jaeger, Stanley S ^a   Jaeger, Mackenzie A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Nomad ; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HURRICANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SAFETY; UNITED STATES; X RAY;

FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; NATURAL DISASTERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 47349116565     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00766.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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