Radiation safety in the neonatal intensive care unit: Too little or too much concern?

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 311-319

  Yu, Cheng Chung ^a  

^a Mennonite Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Newborn intensive care unit; Radiation dose; Radiation exposure; Radiation safety; X ray

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; X RAY;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650142260     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60061-7     Document Type: Review

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