Patient doses in CT examinations in Switzerland: Implementation of national diagnostic reference levels

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 142, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 244-254

  Treier, R ^a   Aroua, A ^b   Verdun, F R ^b   Samara, E ^b   Stuessi, A ^a   Trueb, Ph R ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SWITZERLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78851469820     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq279     Document Type: Article

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