Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 153-160 , May 2006

Radiation protection in medical imaging

Received 26 March 2004 ,Revised 20 April 2005 ,Accepted 26 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.04.008

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 153-160 , May 2006