Patient radiation exposure tracking: Worldwide programs and needs - Results from the first IAEA survey

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Rehani, Madan M ^a   Frush, Donald P ^b   Berris, Theocharis ^a   Einstein, Andrew J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose tracking; Global survey of radiation tracking; Patient radiation exposure tracking; Smart card

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

EID: 84865263612     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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