Radiation doses in cerebral perfusion computed tomography: Patient and phantom study

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 459-464

  Arandjic, D ^a   Bonutti, F ^b   Biasizzo, E ^b   Ciraj Bjelac, O ^a   Floreani, M ^b   Giustizieri, M ^c   Iaiza, F ^b   Inkoom, S ^d   Tommasini, G ^b   Padovani, R ^b  

^a Radiation Protection Department   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c University School for Radiographers   (Italy)

^d Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LENS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84882999353     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs260     Document Type: Article

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