CT in children-dose protection and general considerations when planning a CT in a child

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1043-1049

  Sorantin, E ^a   Weissensteiner, S ^a   Hasenburger, G ^a   Riccabona, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Children; Computed tomography; Radiation protection; Technology

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84878376561     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.11.041     Document Type: Article

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