Medical radiation exposure with focus on CT

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-74

  Mahesh, Mahadevappa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 77951875583     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2010.25.1.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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