Dose measurements in chest diagnostic X rays: Adult and paediatric patients

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-76

  Freitas, Marcelo B ^a   Yoshimura, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DOSIMETER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POSTAL MAIL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SAMPLING; SKIN; STANDARD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SAMPLING STUDIES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 5444221339     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch363     Document Type: Article

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