Quality control and patient dosimetry in dental cone beam CT

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 310-312

  Vassileva, J ^a   Stoyanov, D ^a  

^a National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 77953469855     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq011     Document Type: Article

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