Estimated collective effective dose to the population from x-ray and nuclear medicine examinations in Finland

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 233-236

  Bly, R ^a   Jarvinen H ^a   Korpela, M H ^a   Tenkanen Rautakoski, P ^a   Makinen A ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINLAND; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; X RAY;

FINLAND; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; X-RAYS;

EID: 81255166870     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr334     Document Type: Article

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