Reference level for patient dose in dental skull lateral teleradiography

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 921, 2004, Pages 735-739

  Gonzalez, L ^a   Fernandez, R ^b   Ziraldo, V ^b   Vano, E ^b   Ortega, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TELEMETRY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SKULL; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 6344228364     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/72698808     Document Type: Article

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