Patient dosimetry in paediatric diagnostic radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 155-159

  Borisova, R ^a   Ingilizova, Ch ^a   Vassileva, J ^a  

^a National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REFERENCE VALUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD;

BULGARIA; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOLOGY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 55249095313     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn003     Document Type: Article

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