Comparison of radiation doses between cone beam CT and multi detector CT: TLD measurements

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-345

  Kim, Sangroh ^a   Yoshizumi, Terry T ^b   Toncheva, Greta ^b   Yoo, Sua ^b   Yin, Fang Fang ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 58549116744     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn305     Document Type: Article

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