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Pediatric patient exposures from CT examinations: GE CT/T 9800 scanner

Fearon et al., 1985

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7423132325019075015
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Fearon T
Vucich J
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American journal of roentgenology

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This report presents Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDI) values for typical CT examinations of children for a GE CT/T 9800 scanner and compares them with measured entrance skin absorbed doses of pediatric patients under clinical situations. Pediatric …
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