A Benchmark for X-Ray Practices: the Graph of Patient Doses

Congress:

EuroSafe Imaging 2016

Poster Number:

ESI-0028

Type:

EuroSafe Imaging

Keywords:

Action 8 - EuroSafe Imaging Stars network and data collection, Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality, Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), Action 10 - EuroSafe Imaging Stars

Authors:

B. S. Olteanu, C. Stroie, I. Stanuca, M.-V. Paraschiva, C. Cherestes, A. C. Nicolae, O. Rizea, C. Scheau, I. G. Lupescu

DOI:

10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0028

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0028

References

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