Diagnostic Reference Levels of the combined whole-body PET/CT examinations in a large territory hospital of Greece

Congress:

ECR 2019

Poster Number:

C-2578

Type:

Scientific Exhibit

Keywords:

Molecular imaging, Radiation physics, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, PET-CT, Dosimetry, Quality assurance

Authors:

A. Samartzis¹, A.-A. Foteina², E. Tzampazidou², V. Chatonidis², N. Bertsekas², I. E. Datseris²; ¹Ilioupoli/GR, ²Athens/GR

DOI:

10.26044/ecr2019/C-2578

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.26044/ecr2019/C-2578

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