Variability of radiation exposure with in-office sinus computed tomography examinations

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 313-318

  Stewart, Alexander E ^a,b   Stalp, John T ^c   Futerman, Cheryl ^d   Vaughan, Winston C ^a  

^a California Sinus Centers   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Palo Alto Imaging ^*

^d Palo Alto Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; CT; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Image guidance; Radiation; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OFFICE VISITS; PARANASAL SINUSES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84861143627     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.20049     Document Type: Article

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