Can we afford not to implement in vivo dosimetry?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 969, 2008, Pages 681-684

  Williams, Michael V ^a   McKenzie, A ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

COLONOSCOPY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIODE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NOTE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 51349129076     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/27038322     Document Type: Note

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