What ER radiologists need to know about radiation risks

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 335-341

  Huda, Walter ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Effective dose; ER patients; Protection; Radiation; Risks

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INJURY SCALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK;

EID: 68449089528     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-009-0801-2     Document Type: Review

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