Estimating occupational exposure in interventional radiology through air kerma area product − calculation of effective dose conversion factors

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Numéro		Radioprotection Volume 60, Numéro 3, Juillet-Septembre 2025


Page(s)		221 - 233
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2024057
Publié en ligne		15 septembre 2025

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