Diagnostic reference levels in pediatric radiology in Austria

European Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1572-1579

  Billinger, Jochen ^a   Nowotny, Robert ^a   Homolka, Peter ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnostic reference levels; DRL; Patient dose; Pediatric radiology; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SKULL;

EID: 77954814491     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1697-7     Document Type: Article

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