The impact of new methods of imaging on radiation dosage delivered to patients

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-168

  Mancini, John G ^a   Ferrandino, Michael N ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging; Low dose computed tomography; Radiation; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; IONIZING RADIATION; LITHOTRIPSY; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOCK WAVE; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; UROGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS; UROLOGY;

HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 76749108950     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3283353bd9     Document Type: Review

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