Diagnostic reference levels in cardiology and interventional radiology

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-139

  Trueb, Ph R ^a   Aroua, A ^b   Stuessi, A ^a   Samara, E ^b   Treier, R ^a   Verdun, F R ^b   Bochud, F ^b   Zeller, W ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Diagnostic reference level DRL; Interventional radiology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; DOSIMETRY; HOSPITALS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; SURVEYS;

DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS; IMAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PATIENT SIZE; SWITZERLAND;

MEDICAL PHYSICS;

EID: 77950124307     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03902-7_39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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