Optimizing dose in computed tomographic guided procedures

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-175

  Dixon, Robert G ^a   Ogden, Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PELVIS ABSCESS; PELVIS EXENTERATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST; STAFF TRAINING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77955632041     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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