Dose area product measurement for diagnostic reference levels and analysis of patient dose in dental radiography

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-531

  Han, Suchul ^a   Lee, Boram ^a   Shin, Gwisoon ^b   Choi, Jonghak ^a   Kim, Jungmin ^a   Park, Changseo ^c   Park, Hyok ^c   Lee, Kisung ^a   Kim, Youhyun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Songho University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; REFERENCE VALUE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84864982137     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr439     Document Type: Article

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