NCRP Report Number 160: Its Significance to Medical Imaging

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 890-892

  Mahesh, Mahadevappa ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PUBLICATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71549115124     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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