Published 1996 | Version v1
Book

Assessment of radiation dose and quality assurance in medical X-ray diagnosis

Creators

  • 1. Emergency Hospital, Radiology Dept., Calea Floreasca str. 8, 71406 Bucharest (Romania)

Description

The intensive employment of X-rays in diagnostic radiology, represent so far the largest man-made source of public exposure to ionizing radiation.'The aim of radiation protection of the patient has gradually shifted from a concern about population exposures and hereditary effects, to the ambition of limiting the risk to the individual patient'. (author)

Part of:
IRPA9: 1996 international congress on radiation protection. Proceedings. Volume 3

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Berger.
Imprint Place
Horn (Austria)
ISBN
3-9500255-4-5
Imprint Title
IRPA9: 1996 international congress on radiation protection. Proceedings. Volume 3
Imprint Pagination
697 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 410-412.

Conference

Title
9. international congress on radiation protection and general assem bly of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA).
Dates
14-19 Apr 1996.
Place
Vienna (Austria).

INIS

Country of Publication
Austria
Country of Input or Organization
Austria
INIS RN
28059089
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BODY; DIAGNOSIS; KERMA; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEDICINE; RADIATIONS

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