CT radiation dose reduction: Can we do harm by doing good?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-398

  Cohen, Mervyn D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84863526582     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2315-9     Document Type: Note

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