Single-and dual-source chest CT protocols: Levels of radiation dose in routine clinical practice

Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 852-858

  De Broucker, T ^a   Pontana, F ^a   Santangelo, T ^a   Faivre, J B ^a   Tacelli, N ^a   Delannoy Deken, V ^a   Duhamel, A ^a   Remy, J ^a   Remy Jardin M ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Adults; Dose; Dual energy; Dual source; Thoracic CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOTYPE; RADIATION DOSE; SINGLE SOURCE COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX;

EID: 84873026648     PISSN: 22115684     EISSN: 22115684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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