Choice of tube extremity for emission of the lowest radiation dose in pediatric patients
Aims: To compare the dosage of radiation the thyroid and gonad glands receive in pediatric patients undergoing chest X-rays, in distinct positions, towards the goal of developing of an X-ray tube positioning protocol. Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out in the Pediatric I...
Main Authors: | Guilherme Oberto Rodrigues, Rogério Fachel Medeiros, Sergio Chaves Rodrigues, Liliana Fortini Cavalheiro Boll, Maria Claudia Irigoyen, Silvia Goldmeier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235290671830040X |
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