Dose reduction in CT using bismuth shielding: Measurements and Monte Carlo simulations

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 382-388

  Chang, Kyung Hwan ^a   Lee, Wonho ^a   Choo, Dong Myung ^a   Lee, Choon Sik ^b   Kim, Youhyun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH;

ARTICLE; BREAST; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LENS; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; THYROID GLAND;

BISMUTH; BREAST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; THYROID GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953150705     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp278     Document Type: Article

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