Dose tracking and rational examination selection for the medically-exposed population

Health Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 225-228

  Brink, James A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 84892973682     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000022     Document Type: Article

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