Letter to the editor

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 276-

  Goske, Marilyn J ^a   Frush, Donald P ^b   Schauer, David A ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD SAFETY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PHANTOM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOSENSITIVITY; WEB BROWSER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION INJURY; SAFETY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68249150697     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp114     Document Type: Letter

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