A Monte Carlo study on quantifying the amount of dose reduction by shielding the superficial organs of an Iranian 11-year-old boy
A method for minimizing organ dose during computed tomography examinations is the use of shielding to protect superficial organs. There are some scientific reports that usage of shielding technique reduces the surface dose to patients with no appreciable loss in diagnostic quality. Therefore, in thi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Physics |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2016;volume=41;issue=4;spage=246;epage=253;aulast=Akhlaghi |