Variability of radioiodine measurements in the thyroid

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 144, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 326-329

  Damet, J ^a   Bochud, F O ^a   Bailat, C ^a   Laedermann, J P ^a   Baechler, S ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SWITZERLAND; THYROID GLAND;

BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; SWITZERLAND; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 79953764900     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq312     Document Type: Article

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