Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 327-332 , November 2009

Mean glandular doses for women undergoing mammographic breast screening in Oyo state, Nigeria

  • F.O. Ogundare

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +234 8050397616.
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  • A.N. Odita

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, University College Hospital, PMB 5116,Ibadan, Nigeria
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  • R.I. Obed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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  • F.A. Balogun

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Radiation Protection and Research, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Received 17 January 2009 ,Revised 31 March 2009 ,Accepted 17 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.05.002

Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 327-332 , November 2009

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