Systematic review on physician's knowledge about radiation doses and radiation risks of computed tomography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-41

  Krille, Lucian ^a   Hammer, Gaël P ^a   Merzenich, Hiltrud ^a   Zeeb, Hajo ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Ionizing radiation; Knowledge; Physicians; Review; Risk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE ESTIMATIONS; DOSE REDUCTION; GENERAL POPULATION; GENERAL TRENDS; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC CONCERN; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOACTIVITY; SURVEYS;

HEALTH RISKS;

CANCER RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IONIZING RADIATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; RISK; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957590017     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.08.025     Document Type: Review

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