J Korean Med Sci.  2013 Apr;28(4):495-496. 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.4.495.

Reduced Radiation Dose in Diagnostic Radiology

• Sung DW
• Shin KE

• KMID: 1786954
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2013.28.4.495

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Humans
*Radiation Dosage
Radiation Protection
Radiography, Abdominal
Skull/radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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