Establishment of CT diagnostic reference levels in Ireland

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1018, 2012, Pages 1390-1397

  Foley, Shane J ^a   Mcentee, M F ^b   Rainford, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IRELAND; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARD; THORAX; TRUNK;

HUMANS; IRELAND; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84866858643     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/15839549     Document Type: Article

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