Effective doses from scan projection radiographs of the head: Impact of different scanning practices and comparison with conventional radiography

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-159

  Nauer, C B ^a,b,d   Kellner Weldon, F ^b,d   Von Allmen, G ^c,d   Schaller, D ^b,d   Gralla, J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Institute for diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology

^c Interventional and Pediatric Radiology

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SCAN PROJECTION RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58249114028     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1293     Document Type: Article

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