Radiation dose to the lens using different temporal bone CT scanning protocols

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-229

  Niu, Y ^a   Wang, Zhenchang ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Yao, V ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LENS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; TEMPORAL BONE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

CADAVER; EAR CANAL; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; NASAL CAVITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 76749137626     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1807     Document Type: Article

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