Radiation protection in newer imaging technologies

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 357-362

  Rehani, Madan M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953336313     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq005     Document Type: Article

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