Radiation dose from diagnostic computed tomography in saskatchewan

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Leswick, David A ^a   Syed, Nida S ^b   Dumaine, Chance S ^c   Lim, Hyun J ^c   Fladeland, Derek A ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT; Physics; Radiation; Radiation dosage; Radiation dose; Tomography scanners; Tomography, spiral computed; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARAMETER; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STANDARD; THORAX; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; INFANT; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SASKATCHEWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651043890     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.02.035     Document Type: Article

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