Trends in radiation protection in CT: Present and future status

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL.2, 2009, Pages

  Bischoff, Bernhard ^a   Hein, Franziska ^a   Meyer, Tanja ^a   Hadamitzky, Martin ^a   Martinoff, Stefan ^a   Schömig, Albert ^a   Hausleiter, Jörg ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT angiogrpahy; Radiation dose; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW;

BODY BURDEN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 72449180069     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.11.003     Document Type: Review

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