Dose reduction in computed tomography: The effect of eye and testicle shielding on radiation dose measured in patients with beryllium oxide-based optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1156-1160

  Grobe, Henrik ^a   Sommer, Marian ^b   Koch, Arne ^a   Hietschold, Volker ^c   Henniger, Jürgen ^b   Abolmaali, Nasreddin ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dosimetry; Optically stimulated luminescence; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM OXIDE; METAL OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; TESTIS; X RAY TUBE;

AGED; BERYLLIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; EYE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TESTIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64249123467     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1241-1     Document Type: Article

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