Radiation, CT, and children: The simple answer is... it's complicated

Radiology

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Frush, Donald P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY;

BODY BURDEN; CHILD; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67650046942     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2521090661     Document Type: Editorial

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