National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements report shows substantial medical exposure increase

Radiology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-296

  Schauer, David A ^a   Linton, Otha W ^b  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS   (United States)

^b International Society of Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; X RAY;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950136923     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2532090494     Document Type: Editorial

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