Diagnostic reference levels for medical exposure of patients: ICRP guidance and related ICRU quantities

Health Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 528-534

  Rosenstein, Marvin ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements; International Commission on Radiological Protection; Medical radiation; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAMMARY GLAND; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROCESSING; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

BODY BURDEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 56149121046     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000326331.35187.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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