Thyroid shields and neck exposures in cephalometric radiography
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The thyroid is among the more radiosensitive organs in the body. The goal of this study was twofold: (1) to evaluate age-related changes in what is exposed to ionizing radiation in the neck area, and (2) to assess thyroid shield pres...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Imaging |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/6/6 |