Radiation Passport: An iPhone and iPod Touch Application to Track Radiation Dose and Estimate Associated Cancer Risks

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 277-280

  Baerlocher, Mark Otto ^a   Talanow, Roland ^b   Baerlocher, Adrian F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Tidal Pool Software   (Canada)

Author keywords

database; Internet technology; iPhone; iPod; Radiation; radiology; risk

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MOBILE PHONE; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84928096632     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.09.016     Document Type: Review

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