Population exposure to ionising radiation from CT examinations in Aosta Valley between 2001 and 2008

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 996, 2010, Pages 1042-1051

  Catuzzo, P ^a   Aimonetto, S ^a   Zenone, F ^a   Fanelli, G ^a   Marchisio, P ^a   Meloni, T ^a   Pasquino, M ^b   Tofani, S ^a  

^a Aosta Hospital   (Italy)

^b ASL TO 4   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78649873106     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/66718758     Document Type: Article

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