Patient doses in CT Examinations in 18 countries: Initial results from international atomic energy agency projects

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-126

  Muhogora, W E ^a   Ahmed, N A ^b   Beganovic, A ^c   Benider, A ^d   Ciraj Bjelac, O ^e   Gershan, V ^f   Gershkevitsh, E ^g   Grupetta, E ^h   Kharita, M H ⁱ   Manatrakul, N ^j   Milakovic, M ^k   Ohno, K ^l   Ben Omrane, L ^m   Ptacek, J ⁿ   Schandorf, C ^o   Shabaan, M S ^p   Stoyanov, D ^q   Toutaoui, N ^r   Wambani, J S ^s   Rehani, M M ^t  

^a Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission   (Tanzania)

^b SUDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^d Centre National de Radioprotection   (Morocco)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^f Clinical Centre   (Macedonia)

^g North Estonia Regional Hospital   (Estonia)

^h ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^j MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^k Health Centre Banja Luka   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^l Faculty of Medical Sciences   (Japan)

^m CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

^o Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^p AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^q National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^r CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

^s KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^t INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; EASTERN EUROPE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 69949125102     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp144     Document Type: Article

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