The use of effective dose for medical procedures is inappropriate

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3497-3500

  Borrás, Caridad ^a,b   Huda, Walter ^c   Orton, Colin G ^d  

^a Radiological Physics and Health Services Consultant   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

EFFECTIVE DOSE; GENERAL PUBLICS; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NON-UNIFORM RADIATIONS; PATIENT POPULATION;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 77954722933     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3377778     Document Type: Article

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