Estimating radiation risk from computed tomography scanning

Lung

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 143-148

  Fayngersh, Vadim ^a   Passero, Michael ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Radiation; Radiation exposure; Radiation risk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; X RAY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67349263370     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-009-9143-9     Document Type: Review

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