Considerations and preliminary design of patient exposure registry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 142, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 255-264

  Chen, Jing ^a   Moir, Deborah ^a   Cornett, Jack ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; STATISTICS;

CANADA; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTRIES;

EID: 78851471259     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq280     Document Type: Article

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