Dose distribution in pediatric CT head examination using a new phantom with radiochromic film

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-344

  Gotanda, Rumi ^a   Katsuda, T ^b   Gotanda, T ^a,c   Tabuchi, A ^a,d   Yatake, H ^a,e   Takeda, Y ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIMEJI DOKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Oishi Hospital   (Japan)

^d KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^e Kaizuka City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Phantom; Radiation dosimetry; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; PEDIATRICS; TOMOGRAPHY;

ACRYLIC SHEETS; AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PREMATURE BABY; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; WAVE PATTERNS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 60749128055     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178604     Document Type: Article

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