The Effectiveness of Surface Lead Shielding of Gonads Outside the Primary X-ray Beam

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 189-191

  Daniels, Cupido ^a   Furey, Elizabeth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; GONAD; GONAD DOSE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

EID: 56549106058     PISSN: 19398654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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