Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2019
Keywords:
Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Radiation physics, CT, Radiation safety, Quality assurance
Authors:
C. M. de Oliveira, A. Turcati Accorsi, L. Vinicius de Moura, A. Bacelar, M. ANÉS
DOI:
10.26044/esi2019/ESI-0052
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