Effective dose estimation in diagnostic radiology with two dosimeters: Impact of the 2007 recommendations of the ICRP

Health Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-340

  Von Boetticher, Heiner ^a   Lachmund, J ^b   Hoffmann, W ^c  

^a Academy of Radiation Protection   (Germany)

^b ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Dose equivalent, effective; Dosimetry, personnel; Medical radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THYROID FUNCTION; ALGORITHM; BODY BURDEN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51549117964     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000318877.79131.08     Document Type: Article

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