CT radiation dose for computer-assisted endoscopic sinus surgery: Dose survey and determination of dose-reduction limits

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 617-622

  Nauer, C B ^a,b   Eichenberger, A ^a   Dubach, P ^a   Gralla, J ^a   Caversaccio, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NOSE SURGERY; PARANASAL SINUS; PHANTOM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

CADAVER; CRANIAL SINUSES; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEURONAVIGATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 64549126980     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1378     Document Type: Article

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