Fetal radiation dose from CT pulmonary angiography in late pregnancy: A phantom study

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 968, 2008, Pages 653-658

  Doshi, S K ^a   Negus, I S ^a   Oduko, J M ^a  

^a Bristol General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THORAX;

BODY BURDEN; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 48249091680     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/22775594     Document Type: Article

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