Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2020
Keywords:
Action 7 - Radiation protection of children, Paediatric, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, CT, Diagnostic procedure, Radiation safety, Quality assurance, Retrospective, Not applicable, Performed at one institution
Authors:
V. Georgopoulou, M. Sidiropoulou, S. Papadopoulos, E. Papageorgiou, A. Anastasiou
DOI:
10.26044/esi2020/ESI-12945
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