Dosimetry for imaging in clinical practice

Congress:

EuroSafe Imaging 2020

Poster Number:

ESI-01161

Type:

EuroSafe Imaging

Keywords:

Not applicable, Education and training, Dosimetric comparison, Technical aspects, Radiation safety, Fluoroscopy, CT, Conventional radiography, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Radiation physics, Action 5 - Performance indicators for radiation protection management

Authors:

E. Vano, G. Frija, E. Efstathopoulos, C. Granata, R. W. Loose, G. Paulo, D. Pekarovic, J. Sjöberg, L. Donoso, W. Stiller

DOI:

10.26044/esi2020/ESI-01161

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.26044/esi2020/ESI-01161

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