An overview of exposure parameters, dose measurements and strategies for dose reduction in pediatric CT examinations

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Numéro		Radioprotection Volume 49, Numéro 1, Janvier-Mars 2014


Page(s)		9 - 15
Section		Articles
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2013072
Publié en ligne		6 novembre 2013

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