PET/CT in paediatric oncology: Clinical usefulness and dosimetric concerns

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Lucignani, Giovanni ^a,b   De Palma, Diego ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOLID TUMOR;

CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79551540493     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1661-4     Document Type: Article

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