The IAEA's activities in radiological protection in digital imaging

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 22-28

  Rehani, Madan M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENT REPORT; INTERNET; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; X RAY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 55249099339     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn155     Document Type: Article

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