Radiation dose modulation techniques in the multidetector CT era: From basics to practice

Radiographics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1451-1459

  Lee, Chang Hyun ^a,b   Goo, Jin Mo ^a   Lee, Hyun Ju ^a   Ye, Sung Joon ^a   Park, Chang Min ^a   Chun, Eun Ju ^a   Im, Jung Gi ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center   (South Korea)

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EID: 70349571729     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.285075075     Document Type: Article

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