Patient doses from medical examinations in Russia: 2009–2015
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Patient doses from medical examinations in Russia: 2009-2015.
The aim of this study was to evaluate adult patient doses in Russia in the context of patient protection. Effective doses from x-ray and nuclear medicine examinations were assessed using two approaches. The first was based on data collection performed by the authors in hospitals in St. Petersburg and other 17 Russian regions. The second approach was to assess mean doses through the collective d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Radiological Protection
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0952-4746,1361-6498
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/aa9b99