Patient dose optimization in plain radiography based on standard exposure factors

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 922, 2004, Pages 858-863

  George, J ^a   Eatough, J P ^a   Mountford, P J ^a   Koller, C J ^a   Oxtoby, J ^a   Frain, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY;

HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 7744246777     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/21484847     Document Type: Review

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