The application of diagnostic reference levels: General principles and an Irish perspective

Radiography

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-178

  Matthews, Kate ^a   Brennan, Patrick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Dose monitoring; Justification; Optimisation; Radiation; Radiographer

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EUROPE; HUMAN; IRELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 62749130841     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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